Melbourne Tullamarine Airport

Melbourne Airport
IATA: MEL ICAO: YMML
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Leased Commonwealth Airport
Operator	Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited
Serves	Melbourne
Location	Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia
Hub for	Jetstar Airways Qantas Regional Express Airlines Tigerair Australia Virgin Australia
Elevation AMSL	434 ft / 132 m
Coordinates	37°40′24″S 144°50′36″E / 37.67333°S 144.84333°E / -37.67333; 144.84333Coordinates: 37°40′24″S 144°50′36″E / 37.67333°S 144.84333°E / -37.67333; 144.84333
Website	melbourneairport.com.au
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 2,286 7,500 Asphalt 16/34 3,657 11,998 Asphalt
Statistics (2015/2016)
Passengers 33,704,854 Aircraft movements 234,789 Economic impact (2012) $6.8 billion Social impact (2012) 47.4 thousand
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart Passengers and aircraftmovements from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics

Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML), colloquially known as Tullamarine Airport, is the primary airport serving the city of Melbourne, and the second busiest airport in Australia. It was opened in 1970 to replace the nearby Essendon Airport. Melbourne Airport is the sole international airport of the four airports serving the Melbourne metropolitan area.

The airport is 23 kilometres (14 miles) from the city centre. The airport has its own postcode—Melbourne Airport, Victoria (postcode 3045). This is adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine.

The Melbourne–Sydney air route is the fourth most-travelled passenger air route in the world. The airport features direct flights to 33 domestic destinations and to destinations in the Pacific, Europe, Asia and North America. Melbourne Airport is the number one arrival/departure point for the airports of four of Australia's seven other capital cities. Melbourne serves as a major hub for Qantas and Virgin Australia, while Jetstar Airways and Tiger Airways Australia utilise the airport as home base. A regular coach service provides public transport to and from the city. Melbourne is the busiest airport for international export freight as of August 2011, while second busiest for import freight. Domestically, Melbourne serves as headquarters for Australian air Express and Toll Priority and handles more domestic freight than any other airport in the nation.