Nancy-Bird Walton (WSI) airport at Badgerys Creek approaches peak construction phase

Stunning images from above reveal the rapid growth of Western Sydney International Airport – as the runway and terminal reach new strides toward completion

Piling of the terminal basement is now complete and concreting has passed the halfway mark. Work has also started the concrete pour for what will eventually be the entrance to international and domestic departures.

Stunning images from above reveal the rapid growth of Western Sydney’s International airport at Badgerys Creek – which has already snagged a three letter code of WSI – as the enormous project approaches major milestones.

All major works are under way as the development, which is slated to cost north of $5.3bn, fast approaches its peak construction phase, with the runway and the terminal taking shape.

Work on the airport’s runway – which will stretch for 3.7km – is well advanced, receiving the first of many concrete pours, along with the adjoining taxiways.

Meanwhile, work on the terminal has also started, with the first of three levels of concrete slabs having been poured and the roof slated to be installed later this year.

Civil works to connect the terminal’s carparking are also well under way.

Western Sydney International Airport at Badgerys Creek in March. Picture: Nearmap

A spokesman for Western Sydney Airport said while work was “powering ahead” there were “lots of different milestones to be completed between now and next year” and “still a long way to go.”

The first concrete pours on te 3.7km runway have already started.

Aerial imagery by Nearmap – Western Sydney International Airport at Badgerys Creek

It comes as bulk earthworks for the project were completed last year, a mammoth effort that saw 25m cubic metres of earth moved around the site in what was Australia’s biggest earthmoving project.

Western Sydney International is on track to open to international, domestic and air cargo services in late 2026.

Originally published as Nancy-Bird Walton (WSI) airport at Badgerys Creek approaches peak construction phase