Western Sydney International Airport opens to passengers on 25 October, with Jetstar operating the first flights

Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport opens to passenger flights on 25 October 2026, according to the Australian Government's Department of Infrastructure. Jetstar operates the first passenger flights, to the Gold Coast, and is also running regular services to Melbourne and Brisbane from the new airport.

International services follow within weeks. The department says Air New Zealand begins flights to Auckland on 26 October 2026 and Singapore Airlines starts daily flights to Singapore on 23 November 2026. A separate ministerial release states that the Air New Zealand route will operate three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, using Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The airport opened to freight first, with Qantas Freight starting regular services on 27 July 2026, and the department says that from 1 November 2026 it is intended to become Sydney's main airport for overnight freight under the Sydney Airport Curfew Act 1995.

The opening matters to travellers in Western Sydney and to airlines planning services there, and the overnight freight role is linked by the department to the Sydney Airport Curfew Act. The government says it is investing in road upgrades and a future Sydney Metro Airport connection, and that the project has created more than 12,800 jobs.

Timetables and the full list of airlines can still change, and the opening date of the rail link is not set out on the department's page. Passengers booked on the new routes should check flight times and ground transport options with their airline and the airport before travelling.