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Old 16-04-2014, 08:24 PM   #31
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Default Re: Finally - 2nd Airport for Sydney

From Wikipedia

The Sydney unofficial metropolitan area covers 12,145 km˛ (4,689 mi˛)
Population
2010 4,575,532 (Estimate)
2026 5,426,300 (Projected)
2056 6,976,800 (Projected)

London Metropolitan Region or the London Metropolitan Agglomeration covers an area of 8,382 square kilometers (3,236 sq mi)
Population 12,653,500

Airport Distance to London
Heathrow 22 km / 14 mi
Gatwick 48 km / 30 mi
Stansted 64 km / 40 mi
Luton 57 km / 35 mi
London City 11 km / 7 mi
Southend 64 km / 40 mi

In summary Sydney's area is roughly 50% bigger than London's, with roughly 40% of London's population
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