Melbourne Airport

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Melbourne Airport

Tullamarine Airport
Melbourne Airport Terminal 1 with Qantas Boeing 737 (VH-VXR) and Jetstar aircraft
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAustralia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited
ServesMelbourne
LocationTullamarine
Elevation AMSL434 ft / 132 m
Coordinates37°40′24″S 144°50′36″E / 37.67333°S 144.84333°E / -37.67333; 144.84333
Websitewww.melair.com.au
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,286 7,500 Asphalt
16/34 3,657 11,998 Asphalt
Statistics (2006-2007)
Total Passengers22,495,000
Intl Passengers4,532,000
Total Movements180,500
Domestic Movements151,200

Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is the second busiest airport in Australia. It is the home base for Tiger Airways Australia and Jetstar. It is also the home base for cargo airlines Australian Air Express and Toll Priority. Qantas and Virgin Australia use it as a hub. Passenger data from paxstat.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Melbourne Airport Media Release - 'Positive international and domestic passenger growth at Melbourne Airport during 2006/2007' - 23 July 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2007-07-31.