We create and distribute economic value for our stakeholders in a number of ways, including through the revenue we generate and the value we distribute via payments to suppliers and employees, payments to governments and community investments.

International trade and international air routes are vital to Australia’s continued economic prosperity. Airports are an essential part of the transport networks that all successful modern economies rely on. The success of business and tourism for Sydney, NSW, Australia and Sydney Airport are interdependent.

A large number of passengers and significant volumes of freight are transported through the airport every day. Substantial investments by airlines and other businesses in the region surrounding the airport, and the presence of established route networks, provide invaluable strategic economic and commercial advantages to Sydney and NSW.

The most prominent on-airport operations are the domestic and international passenger airlines’ activities, including catering, baggage handling and aircraft maintenance and refuelling. However, the majority of businesses generating economic activity at Sydney Airport are not directly involved in regular passenger transport aviation. These businesses include:

• Onsite retail
• Precinct hospitality including accommodation and onsite food and beverage Options
• Ground transport including shuttles and taxis
• Security
• Australian Government services
• Dedicated freight and logistics businesses, and
• Other corporate businesses

Access to and from the airport

Master Plan 2039 and Airport Environment Strategy contain a ground transport strategy and a specific ground transport plan for the period 2019-2024. The five-year plan shows how Sydney Airport will maximise the efficient movement of people and freight to, from and within the airport precincts.

Managing ground access in and around Sydney Airport is important for our customers and our local communities. Development and urbanisation in areas around the airport, together with air passenger growth, has increased demand on ground transport infrastructure in the past five years.

The plan and strategy contained in the Master Plan are designed to improve road network performance in and around Sydney Airport to 2024 and beyond and accommodate forecasted increases in ground transport demand over the planning period. Further detail can be found in the Ground Transport Development Plan in the current Master Plan, which is available to download from the website.

The plan includes additional measures to improve access to, and connectivity of, the active transport network. Active transport infrastructure supports reductions in connection in and around the airport. Footbridge and cycleway connections are in place at T1, as are facilities for bike storage and change rooms.

Sydney Gateway is a NSW Government road project to connect the city’s motorway network to the airport. With approximately 70 per cent of the project’s construction taking place on Sydney Airport land, we work closely with Transport for NSW to facilitate the development of the project which is expected to start in 2021.