YMML · MEL

Melbourne Airport

Melbourne Airport (YMML / MEL) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Melbourne, Victoria. The field lies at 434 ft (132 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 11,998 ft (3,657 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB), 5 nm SE.

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Location

Elevation
434 ft (132 m)
Coordinates
-37.6707, 144.8379
Serving
Melbourne
Region
Victoria
Time zone
Australia/Melbourne

Runways2 · longest 11,998 ft

Surveyed positions · north up

Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
16/3411,998 ft3,657 m197 ftAsphaltLit
09/277,500 ft2,286 m148 ftAsphaltLit

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
MEBMelbourne Essendon Airport · 5 nm SE
Airfields within 25 nm
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Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.