Sydney desperate for 2nd airport: Albanese SYDNEY Airport is at breaking point and the city is in desperate need for a second airport, Federal infrastructure minister Anthony Albanese says. Mr Albanese said the "Sydney doesn't need a second airport" argument failed the practical test of anyone who used the airport at Mascot. "The airport is more congested than it was a year ago, the growth is enormous and the delays have increased," Mr Albanese said in an address to the Sydney Institute on Monday night. The land size is one third the size of Brisbane and half the size of Melbourne, so you don't have an ability to grow on site. He said the argument that you can allow more planes to take off each hour would cripple the airport. "Sydney Airport is now struggling to cope with 80 movements per hour," he said. It is now the worst performing capital city mainland airport. In terms of the delays that are there, there's only so much you can squeeze out of something. And it is at breaking point, which is why the solution is - in my view - very strongly a second airport. Wilton, an area in southwest Sydney, has been identified as a preferred location for the new international aviation hub. But NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has previously suggested connecting Canberra Airport with Sydney via high-speed rail instead.