AirportsMelbourne Essendon Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Essendon Fields, in Victoria, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MEB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MEB
- ICAO code
- YMEN
- City
- Essendon Fields
- State or region
- Victoria
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.7281° S, 144.9020° E
- Elevation
- 86 m (282 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,921 m (6,302 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MEB means Melbourne Essendon Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YMEN. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.7281° S, 144.9020° E. It stands 86 metres (282 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Melbourne, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Melbourne Essendon Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,921 metres (6,302 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 48.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,921 m 6,302 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 1,314 m 4,311 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne AirportMelbourne | MEL | 9 km |
| Melbourne Moorabbin AirportMelbourne | MBW | 33 km |
| Melbourne Avalon International AirportGeelong/Melbourne | AVV | 52 km |
| Bendigo Airport | BXG | 121 km |
| Mount Hotham AirportMount Hotham | MHU | 228 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,199 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,814 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,651 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,917 km | 20 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,692 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,756 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,041 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,165 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 705 km | 1 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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