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Melbourne Airport
Image:Melbourne Airport.png
IATA: MEL - ICAO: YMML
Summary

<tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Airport type</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Public</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Operator</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Australia Pacific Airports</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Serves</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Melbourne</td></tr>

Elevation AMSL 434 ft (132 m)
Coordinates 37°40′24″S, 144°50′36″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 7,500 2,286 Asphalt
16/34 11,998 3,657 Asphalt

Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is located to the north of the city, adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia. The airport has its own postcode (3045).

The airport was built to replace the nearby, outdated Essendon Airport, which did not have runways or terminals able to accommodate large aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 which began to appear in the late 1960s. It opened on 1 July 1970. Locals often refer to the airport as Tullamarine Airport or simply 'Tulla' after its location.

Melbourne Airport has three terminals. The international terminal (T2) has 16 gates (Gates 12-16 are 'standoff' (or non-aerobrige) gates). The two domestic terminals, T1 used exclusively by Qantas and its Jetstar subsidiary, and the multi-user T3 primarily used by Virgin Blue have 46 gates between them. In the 2004-05 financial year nearly 21 million passengers used Melbourne Airport. There were 180,500 aircraft movements, the vast majority (151,200) being domestic passenger services. Melbourne Airport is Australia's second busiest airport after Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney. The airport is curfew free and operates 24 hours a day, although in practice there are few aircraft movements between midnight and 4 a.m, except freight aircraft.

Recent works have been undertaken to prepare the airport for the late 2007 arrival of the double deck Airbus A380 which has been purchased by a number of airlines using the airport including Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Thai, Singapore Airlines and Emirates. Improvements include construction of dual aerobridges (Gates 9 and 11) with the ability to board both decks simultaneously to reduce turn around times, the extension of the international terminal building by 20 metres to include new penthouse airline lounges, an expansion to the short term carpark, a second exit off the Tullamarine Freeway to reduce congestion on Airport Drive, the widening of the north/south runway by 15 metres and the widening of remote stands and taxiways to be able to hold an A380. All this work has made the airport the first A380 capable airport in Australia.

Melbourne Airport passenger numbers have hit a record high, with the airport recording more than 20 milllion passengers in 2005.

A number of Australian airports were privatised in 1997 including Melbourne Airport which was leased to the Australia Pacific Airports Corporation, a company largely owned by a group of infrastructure investment funds, for a period of fifty years. Significant refurbishment of the rather dated terminals has been undertaken since privatisation and the airport now boasts a wide array of shops and food outlets.

In 2001 the state government investigated the construction of a heavy rail link to Melbourne Airport. Two options were considered, one branching off the Broadmeadows suburban line to the east, and another branching off the Albion goods line, which passes close to the airport's boundary to the south, with the latter being the preferred option. Market research found that most passengers preferred travel by taxi or private car to the airport. Poor patronage of similar links in Sydney and Brisbane also cast doubt on the viability of the project². This lead to the project being deferred for at least ten years. The existing Skybus service was improved to compensate and remains the only available public transport service to the airport direct from the Melbourne CBD, the trip taking approximately 20 minutes from Southern Cross Station.

Contents

[edit] Airlines using Melbourne Airport

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The following airlines operate services to Melbourne Airport in their own right. Many others operate services as code-shares.

[edit] International (T2)

[edit] Qantas Domestic Terminal (T1)

  • O'Connor Airlines (Mount Gambier)
  • Qantas (Adelaide, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Brisbane, Broome, Cairns, Canberra, Hobart, Perth, Sydney)
    • QantasLink (Canberra, Devonport, Launceston, Mt Hotham, Newcastle, Mildura, Wollongong)
    • Jetstar Airways (Ballina/Byron, Cairns, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hamilton Island, Hobart, Launceston, Sunshine Coast, Newcastle, Townsville)

[edit] Southern Domestic Terminal (T3)

  • Regional Express (Albury, Burnie, King Island, Merimbula, Mildura, Mt. Gambier, Portland, Wagga Wagga)
  • Virgin Blue (Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Coffs Coast, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Sunshine Coast, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney)

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. Melbourne Airport (2005). "Record passenger numbers for Melbourne Airport"
  2. Minister of Transport (2002). "Melbourne Airport Rail Link not viable now."

[edit] External links

Melbourne landmarks
Buildings Melbourne Cricket Ground | Royal Exhibition Building | Arts Centre Spire | Flinders Street Station | Federation Square | Crown Casino | Shrine of Remembrance | Luna Park | Sidney Myer Music Bowl | Rialto Towers | Melbourne Central | Queen Victoria Market
Precincts Chinatown | Melbourne Docklands | Southbank | St Kilda
Nature and
Parks 		Royal Botanic Gardens | Fitzroy Gardens | Birrarung Marr | Carlton Gardens
Cultural Institutions Melbourne Zoo | Melbourne Museum | National Gallery of Victoria | Victorian Arts Centre | State Library of Victoria
Transportation Tullamarine Airport | Southern Cross Station | Flinders Street Station
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