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Richmond air force base is expected to be opened up to commercial airline traffic when the federal government releases its long-awaited aviation white paper next month.
As part of the revamp of aviation policy, the blueprint will renew the search for a permanent site for a second Sydney airport after 63 years of political wrangling.
The Sydney Morning Herald says the Richmond RAAF base is expected to be announced as a temporary solution, while the government intensifies its search for a permanent location.
The white paper is expected to highlight the long-term need for a second airport north of the Sydney basin, but closer than Newcastle.
The development of Richmond would take pressure off Sydney Airport, which had more than three million passengers last month for the first time despite a downturn in travel.
