The following are the four airports that offer regularly scheduled passenger flights.
Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is located in Tullamarine to the north-west of the city. It is Melbourne's Major International Airport. It is by far the busiest airport serving the city with domestic flights to every state and territory of Australia, as well as Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, North America and South America. The airport is a major hub for both Qantas and Virgin Australia, and home base for Jetstar and cargo airlines Australian airExpress and Toll Group.
Avalon Airport (IATA: AVV, ICAO: YMAV) is located to the south-west, outside the city of Geelong, and is the next most prominent airport with Jetstar and soon to be Bonza serving the airport.
Essendon Airport (IATA: MEB, ICAO: YMEN) is located in the middle north-west of the city and was formerly the primary airport for Melbourne. It is now limited to a handful of passenger airlines and is primarily used for general aviation and cargo flights.
Moorabbin Airport (IATA: MBW, ICAO: YMMB) is located in the middle southern suburbs and offers a limited number of passenger flights but is the primary general aviation airport in the city.
Other airportsedit
Coldstream Airport (ICAO: YCEM) located in Melbourne's scenic Yarra Valley. The airport is a part of Coldstream and was established in 1962 on the Doake Family property and is a centre for pilot and aviation engineering training and aviation social activities. It provides charter and scenic flights throughout the state and is a base for aerial fire-fighting services.
Lilydale Airport (ICAO: YLIL) is located in the Yarra Valley near Yarra Glen. In operation since 1968, Lilydale caters for a large number of pilot training flights, 'joyflights', and passenger flights to various parts of the Alpine region.
RAAF Point Cook (ICAO: YMPC) is located at Point Cook, (formerly known as RAAF Williams) and is the spiritual home of the Royal Australian Air Force. It serves as the oldest continuously operating military airfield in the world, and is currently utilised by Training schools, clubs and the RAAF Museum.
list, airports, melbourne, area, also, transport, melbourne, following, active, airports, serving, melbourne, area, melbourne, airportavalon, airportessendon, airportmoorabbin, airportlilydale, airportraaf, williamscoldstream, airportclass, notpageimage, melbo. See also Transport in Melbourne The following are active airports serving the Melbourne area Melbourne AirportAvalon AirportEssendon AirportMoorabbin AirportLilydale AirportRAAF WilliamsColdstream Airportclass notpageimage Melbourne airports Contents 1 Main airports 2 Other airports 3 List 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksMain airports editThe following are the four airports that offer regularly scheduled passenger flights Melbourne Airport IATA MEL ICAO YMML is located in Tullamarine to the north west of the city It is Melbourne s Major International Airport It is by far the busiest airport serving the city with domestic flights to every state and territory of Australia as well as Africa Europe Asia Oceania North America and South America The airport is a major hub for both Qantas and Virgin Australia and home base for Jetstar and cargo airlines Australian airExpress and Toll Group Avalon Airport IATA AVV ICAO YMAV is located to the south west outside the city of Geelong and is the next most prominent airport with Jetstar and soon to be Bonza serving the airport Essendon Airport IATA MEB ICAO YMEN is located in the middle north west of the city and was formerly the primary airport for Melbourne It is now limited to a handful of passenger airlines and is primarily used for general aviation and cargo flights Moorabbin Airport IATA MBW ICAO YMMB is located in the middle southern suburbs and offers a limited number of passenger flights but is the primary general aviation airport in the city Other airports editColdstream Airport ICAO YCEM located in Melbourne s scenic Yarra Valley The airport is a part of Coldstream and was established in 1962 on the Doake Family property and is a centre for pilot and aviation engineering training and aviation social activities It provides charter and scenic flights throughout the state and is a base for aerial fire fighting services Lilydale Airport ICAO YLIL is located in the Yarra Valley near Yarra Glen In operation since 1968 Lilydale caters for a large number of pilot training flights joyflights and passenger flights to various parts of the Alpine region RAAF Point Cook ICAO YMPC is located at Point Cook formerly known as RAAF Williams and is the spiritual home of the Royal Australian Air Force It serves as the oldest continuously operating military airfield in the world and is currently utilised by Training schools clubs and the RAAF Museum List editCommunity Airport name Type ICAO IATA Coordinates Avalon Avalon Airport Public YMAV AVV 38 02 22 S 144 28 10 E 38 03944 S 144 46944 E 38 03944 144 46944 Avalon Airport Coldstream Coldstream Airport Private YCEM 37 43 42 S 145 24 30 E 37 72833 S 145 40833 E 37 72833 145 40833 Coldstream Airport Essendon Essendon Airport Public YMEN MEB 37 43 41 S 144 54 07 E 37 72806 S 144 90194 E 37 72806 144 90194 Essendon Airport Lilydale Lilydale Airport Private YLIL 37 41 30 S 145 22 00 E 37 69167 S 145 36667 E 37 69167 145 36667 Lilydale Airport Moorabbin Moorabbin Airport Public YMMB MBW 37 58 33 S 145 06 08 E 37 97583 S 145 10222 E 37 97583 145 10222 Moorabbin Airport Point Cook RAAF Point Cook Military YMPC 37 55 54 S 144 45 12 E 37 93167 S 144 75333 E 37 93167 144 75333 RAAF Williams Melbourne Airport Melbourne Airport Public YMML MEL 37 40 24 S 144 50 36 E 37 67333 S 144 84333 E 37 67333 144 84333 Melbourne Airport See also edit nbsp Victoria portal nbsp Aviation portal List of airports in VictoriaReferences editExternal links editMelbourne Airport Avalon Airport Essendon Airport Moorabbin Airport Coldstream Airport Lilydale Airport Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of airports in the Melbourne area amp oldid 1194662373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
