Master Plan 2009 - Sydney Airport

of traffic – taxis and hire cars, bus/coaches, car
parkers and people meeting passengers – and
directing each to a part of the terminal precinct
consistent with user requirements.
Sydney Airport is also committed to working with
the NSW Government to develop secure, reliable,
cost effective and sustainable transport options
for the local community and travelling public.
Sydney Airport supports the NSW Government’s
proposals:
• to provide additional cross-regional bus routes
servicing the airport,
• to create additional capacity on the rail line
servicing the airport, and
• to examine improved motorway connections to
Sydney Airport, through regional links such as
the M4 East Extension and improvements to
the M5 East Motorway.
The Master Plan proposes that additional ground
transport infrastructure and car parking be
provided in both the International and Domestic
terminal precincts.
Sustainability and environmental
management
All industries – including aviation – contribute
to climate change and all must be a part of
the solution. The Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change has estimated that while aviation
accounts for only around 2% of global carbon
dioxide emissions, its contribution is growing
and is estimated to reach 3% by 2050. But
being a relatively small contributor to overall
emissions is not a licence for complacency.
Aviation’s challenge is to retain the many positive
benefits that aviation provides, while reducing or
eliminating its environmental impacts.
The new generation aircraft being introduced over
the next 20 years are quieter, larger, cleaner and
more fuel efficient. Being larger, this also means
more passengers can be transported per flight with
less impact on the environment. As a result, the
noise footprint forecast for Sydney Airport in 2029
relative to that forecast in the existing Master Plan
03/04 for 2024 has reduced.
Commercial development
Sydney Airport is one of Australia’s most
important pieces of transport infrastructure. As
demand for travel increases, modern societies
expect and demand a range of services and
facilities at major airports to improve their travel
Summary
Sydney Airport Master Plan 2009
experience and to support their businesses.
Pending the ultimate implementation of elements
of this Plan for aviation uses, some areas of
the Airport will be used for interim activities.
Such uses are contemplated for areas where the
eventual use of the land for aviation activities is
not required until some time in the future.
Implementation
The development concept outlined in this Master
Plan will be implemented in a staged manner to
meet identified demand. Major Development Plans
are required for development proposals that meet
specified criteria set out in the Airports Act 1996.
The Airports Act 1996 also requires a review of
this Master Plan in five years.
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