Aviation superfans have joined a history-making Jetstar flight which became the first commercial passenger service to depart from Western Sydney International Airport on Sunday morning.

Flight JQ362 took off at 11.22am, bound for the Gold Coast with 188 passengers on board the Airbus A320.

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The inaugural flight sold out in just 45 minutes, with plane enthusiasts desperate to be part of the historic moment.

Flight trackers showed JQ362 was the most tracked flight in the world, with crowds lining the runway at both Western Sydney International and Coolangatta to witness the milestone.

At check-in, physical boarding passes were the hottest ticket in town. Young Jetstar superfan Ethan Leslie was given the honour of making the flight’s PA announcement before the aircraft departed 22 minutes behind schedule.

Ethan Leslie was given the honour of making the flight’s PA announcement. Credit: 7NEWS

Fans rushed to join the flight bound for the Gold Coast. Credit: 7NEWS

Some passengers were so caught up in the excitement they booked multiple flights.

“I’m flying to the Gold Coast now, then back to Western Sydney,” passenger Damien Clarke said. “Then to Melbourne this afternoon and tomorrow morning I’m on the inaugural flight to Auckland.”

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Damien Clarke was aboard the first flight to depart Western Sydney Airport, but his journey didn’t stop there. Credit: 7NEWS

Flight JQ363 later returned from the Gold Coast as the first passenger flight to arrive at Western Sydney International.

In the cockpit were Captain Guy Proctor and First Officer Aglaya Papadokokolakis.

“I’m also from Western Sydney, so to have the opportunity to fly out of an airport in my backyard is an amazing opportunity and a very special day,” said Papadokokolakis, a Blacktown local from a family of aviators.

The flight took off to the west before banking towards the coast over Tamworth, cutting across the state and landing just north of the border right on time.

Jetstar will operate 24 return flights every week from the new airport.

The next flight to Melbourne was due to depart Sunday evening, before WSI goes international on Monday with an Air New Zealand flight arriving from Auckland.

Singapore flights are scheduled to begin in late November.