AirportsMelbourne Airport is a large airport serving Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MEL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MEL
- ICAO code
- YMML
- City
- Melbourne
- State or region
- Victoria
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 37.6707° S, 144.8379° E
- Elevation
- 132 m (434 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,657 m (11,998 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MEL means Melbourne Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YMML. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.6707° S, 144.8379° E. It stands 132 metres (434 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 Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,657 metres (11,998 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,657 m 11,998 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | 2,286 m 7,500 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 Essendon AirportEssendon Fields | MEB | 9 km |
| Melbourne Moorabbin AirportMelbourne | MBW | 41 km |
| Melbourne Avalon International AirportGeelong/Melbourne | AVV | 52 km |
| Bendigo Airport | BXG | 113 km |
| Mount Hotham AirportMount Hotham | MHU | 231 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,191 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,806 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,644 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,908 km | 20 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,696 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,758 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,033 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,158 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 706 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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