Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport, or Sydney Airport, is located in Mascot, New South Wales, and is the major airport serving Sydney, Australia. It is a major hub for Qantas and has the IATA Airport CodeSYD. Originally declared an aerodrome in 1920, and known as Sydney Airport, in 1953 it was renamed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport, after Charles Kingsford Smith, a pioneering Australian aviator. Most locals refer to the airport as "Mascot".
Situated next to Botany Bay, it is accessible by road and train (on the Airport line, and this line continues to the central business district through Central station and the City Circle).
Kingsford Smith has three runways, colloquially the "East-West", and two "North-South" runways.
Kingsford Smith International Airport Homepage (http://www.sydneyairport.com.au/)
Overview and history (http://www.acay.com.au/%7Ewillt/yssy/enthus/overview.html) from the Sydney Airport Enthusiast WWW site (http://www.acay.com.au/~willt/yssy/enthus/welcome.html)
When the rail track to Sydneyairport was being planned and built, it was assumed by many that dedicated trains (with luggage racks) would be run on a shuttle service to city stations.
Sydneyairport is quite simply the worst airport if you have to transfer from a domestic to international flight.
Karen Martin is spot on: the train from the airport to the city is generally fine, except for the annoying lack of a memory timetable.
Departing passengers and airport staff reported stinging eyes and difficulty breathing in a part of the terminal that was quickly sealed off.
Sydneyairport is handling its heaviest workload in its history as tourists, athletes and Olympic officials stream in for the Games, which begin Friday.
SydneyAirport Corp. director of aviation Greg Russell the airport's air conditioning system had been shut down and fans were turned on to clear the air.
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