Moorabbin Airport
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Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport Harry Hawker Airport Melbourne/Moorabbin Airport |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Moorabbin Airport Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 50 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°58′33″S 145°06′08″E / 37.97583°S 145.10222°ECoordinates: 37°58′33″S 145°06′08″E / 37.97583°S 145.10222°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart
Passenger and aircraft movements from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) |
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| Passengers | 9,766 |
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| Aircraft movements | 274,082 |
Moorabbin (Harry Hawker) Airport (IATA: MBW, ICAO: YMMB) is a general aviation airport for light aircraft located in between the Melbourne suburbs of Heatherton, Cheltenham, Dingley Village and Mentone (postcode 3194), Australia. The airport grounds are treated as their own suburb, designated the postcode 3194. With a total of 274,082 aircraft movements Moorabbin Airport was the second busiest airport in Australia for the calendar year 2011.
The airport opened in December 1949. Originally the intent was to name the airport "Mentone" but this was abandoned after a potential clash with the then French airport Menton. Similarly, Cheltenham was discarded due to similarities to the UK airport Gloucester/Cheltenham. The name comes from the nearby Moorabbin, Victoria. The airport was renamed to Moorabbin (Harry Hawker) Airport on 22 January 1989, after pioneering Australian aviator Harry George Hawker. This was also the centenary date of Hawker's birth.
On 19 October 1970, a Beech D50B light aircraft collided mid-air with a Bell 47G-3B-2 helicopter over the suburb of Moorabbin while on approach to Moorabbin airport. Both aircraft subsequently crashed to the ground and burst into flames. All 5 on board both aircraft died in the crash.
On 14 February 1995, a Hughes 300 helicopter crashed into the bay near Aspendale during a ferry flight from Geelong to Moorabbin airport for repairs. The tail boom failed in flight causing loss of control and subsequent crash into the shallow waters near the beach. The sole occupant, the pilot, died in the crash.
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