MEL · Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Airport.
--:--:-- · GMT+11 (UTC+11:00) · 37.6707° S, 144.8379° E
Melbourne Airport
International airport serving Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for MEL
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 27066; ident YMML; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
melbourneairport.com.au
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Melbourne Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
24 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
MEL / YMML
OurAirports ident
YMML
GPS / local code
YMML
ISO region
AU-VIC
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
melbourneairport.com.au
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q733738
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:07 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--GMT+11 · UTC+11:00
Time zone
GMT+11
Australia/Melbourne · UTC+11:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
19 km
Approximate distance to central Melbourne.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Canberra
Languages
English
Currency
AUD ($)
Country area
7,692,024 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
4 terminals
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
11,998 ft / 3,657 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1970 · Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne)
Owner / entity
Australia Pacific Airports Corporation
Hub airlines
Qantas
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
24 source-backed signals
Melbourne Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne's built-up core sits roughly 19 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Australia/Melbourne (UTC+11:00, GMT+11). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Melbourne Airport (MEL / YMML) is at 37.6707° S, 144.8379° E, elevation 434 ft (132 m), serving Melbourne, Australia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Melbourne is in Australia (capital Canberra); regulated by Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA); on Australia/Melbourne (GMT+11, UTC+11:00); working languages: English; currency: AUD ($).
Distance from central Melbourne: 19 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for MEL.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Melbourne Airport (MEL / YMML)
Melbourne Airport · International airport serving Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known label 1
Melbourne International
Alternate airport-name cue retained for MEL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Tullamarine
Alternate airport-name cue retained for MEL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
YMML · YMML · AU-VIC
melbourneairport.com.au · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Melbourne Airport is an international airport serving Melbourne, Victoria, the largest city in Australia.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for MEL; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
It is located approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the Melbourne city centre.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Greenvale
greenvale · 4.9 km from MEL
Australia · Australia/Melbourne · +0h · population 21,274 · city coordinates -37.6333, 144.8667
2. Taylors Lakes
taylors-lakes · 5.5 km from MEL
Australia · Australia/Melbourne · +0h · population 15,174 · city coordinates -37.6986, 144.7863
3. Keilor East
keilor-east · 7.3 km from MEL
Australia · Australia/Melbourne · +0h · population 15,078 · city coordinates -37.7326, 144.8650
4. Saint Albans
saint-albans · 7.7 km from MEL
Australia · Australia/Melbourne · +0h · population 35,091 · city coordinates -37.7333, 144.8000
5. Taylors Hill
taylors-hill · 8.5 km from MEL
Australia · Australia/Melbourne · +0h · population 15,419 · city coordinates -37.7099, 144.7548
6. Hillside
hillside · 8.7 km from MEL
Australia · Australia/Melbourne · +0h · population 17,331 · city coordinates -37.6905, 144.7417
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. AVV YMAV
Melbourne Avalon International Airport · Geelong/Melbourne
52 km from MEL · Australia/Melbourne · +0h · elevation 35 ft (11 m) · airport coordinates -38.0403, 144.4672
2. HBA YMHB
Hobart International Airport · Hobart (Cambridge)
618 km from MEL · Australia/Hobart · +0h · elevation 13 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates -42.8370, 147.5130
3. ADL YPAD
Adelaide International Airport · Adelaide
641 km from MEL · Australia/Adelaide · -0h 30m · elevation 20 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates -34.9475, 138.5334
Route-time reference set
1. MEL-HBA
Hobart (Cambridge) · 618 km · 1h 37m
Australia/Hobart · +0h from MEL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. MEL-ADL
Adelaide · 641 km · 1h 39m
Australia/Adelaide · -0h 30m from MEL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,998 ft / 3,657 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for MEL.
Runway identifiers
09/27 · 16/34
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. AVV YMAV
Melbourne Avalon International Airport · Geelong/Melbourne · 52 km from MEL
large airport · Australia/Melbourne · australia · 35 ft (11 m) · -38.0403, 144.4672
2. HBA YMHB
Hobart International Airport · Hobart (Cambridge) · 618 km from MEL
large airport · Australia/Hobart · australia · 13 ft (4 m) · -42.8370, 147.5130
3. ADL YPAD
Adelaide International Airport · Adelaide · 641 km from MEL
large airport · Australia/Adelaide · australia · 20 ft (6 m) · -34.9475, 138.5334
4. SYD YSSY
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney (Mascot) · 706 km from MEL
large airport · Australia/Sydney · australia · 21 ft (6 m) · -33.9461, 151.1770
5. NTL YWLM
Newcastle Airport · Williamtown · 835 km from MEL
large airport · Australia/Sydney · australia · 31 ft (9 m) · -32.7961, 151.8350
6. WTB YBWW
Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport · Toowoomba · 1299 km from MEL
large airport · Australia/Brisbane · australia · 1,509 ft (460 m) · -27.5583, 151.7933
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Melbourne Airport is the primary airport serving Melbourne and Victoria.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for MEL.
Source note 2
The airport opened in 1970 as the replacement for Essendon Airport.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for MEL.
Country and authority
MEL sits in Australia (Commonwealth of Australia), whose capital is Canberra. Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Oceania, Australia and New Zealand.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: AUD ($). MEL is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
MEL is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Melbourne International, Tullamarine. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport serving Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Melbourne Airport is an international airport serving Melbourne, Victoria, the largest city in Australia. Location cue: It is located approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the Melbourne city centre.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q733738 · Melbourne Airport. Owner / owning body: Australia Pacific Airports Corporation. Administrative area: City of Hume. Named after: Melbourne
Field and clock profile
Melbourne Airport is a low-elevation field at 434 ft (132 m), positioned at 37.6707° S, 144.8379° E in the Southern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 11,998 ft / 3,657 m. The airport clock uses Australia/Melbourne (GMT+11, UTC+11:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Greenvale is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.9 km. AVV Geelong/Melbourne is the closest retained airport alternative at 52 km.
Country airport peers
MEL is compared with AVV Geelong/Melbourne at 52 km, HBA Hobart (Cambridge) at 618 km, ADL Adelaide at 641 km, SYD Sydney (Mascot) at 706 km, NTL Williamtown at 835 km inside the retained Australia airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
MEL-HBA Hobart (Cambridge): 618 km, about 1h 37m, +0h. MEL-ADL Adelaide: 641 km, about 1h 39m, -0h 30m. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident YMML backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. melbourneairport.com.au is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Qantas
Terminal footprint
4 terminals
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 11,998 ft / 3,657 m
Runway identifiers
09/27, 16/34
OurAirports classifies MEL as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
MEL (YMML) is a low-elevation field at 434 ft (132 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
MEL also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as melbourne's main airport and a major base for qantas, virgin australia, and jetstar..
MEL's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,998 ft / 3,657 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for MEL.
- Melbourne Airport is the primary airport serving Melbourne and Victoria.
- The airport opened in 1970 as the replacement for Essendon Airport.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at melbourneairport.com.au, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for MEL
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
MEL uses Australia/Melbourne (GMT+11, UTC+11:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Melbourne Airport is about 19 km from central Melbourne; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
AVV Geelong/Melbourne is the closest retained alternate at 52 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
melbourneairport.com.au is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place MEL inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
MEL ranks #7 in the curated Australia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 12 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
MEL shares Australia/Melbourne with AVV Geelong/Melbourne AU. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
MEL is 434 ft (132 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include ELS 435 ft (133 m) (1 ft delta) · RDU 435 ft (133 m) (1 ft delta) · SEA 433 ft (132 m) (1 ft delta) · BTS 436 ft (133 m) (2 ft delta) · CIA 427 ft (130 m) (7 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
MEL's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are AVV 52 km +0h · HBA 618 km +0h · ADL 641 km -0h 30m.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart (Cambridge) | HBA | 618 km | 1h 37m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Adelaide | ADL | 641 km | 1h 39m | -0h 30m | --:--:-- |
MEL to HBA
Hobart (Cambridge)
Distance 618 km; estimated travel window 1h 37m; destination zone Australia/Hobart is +0h from MEL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MEL to ADL
Adelaide
Distance 641 km; estimated travel window 1h 39m; destination zone Australia/Adelaide is -0h 30m from MEL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Melbourne is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Melbourne Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from MEL, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Greenvale
greenvale · 4.9 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Taylors Lakes
taylors-lakes · 5.5 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Keilor East
keilor-east · 7.3 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Saint Albans
saint-albans · 7.7 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Taylors Hill
taylors-hill · 8.5 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hillside
hillside · 8.7 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
St Albans
st-albans · 8.9 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Glenroy
glenroy · 9.0 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Roxburgh Park
roxburgh-park · 9.2 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Essendon
essendon · 11 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pascoe Vale
pascoe-vale · 11 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Caroline Springs
caroline-springs · 12 km · Australia/Melbourne
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Melbourne Airport is associated in the current source trail with Qantas, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Hobart (Cambridge) (HBA), Adelaide (ADL). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Melbourne's main airport and a major base for Qantas, Virgin Australia, and Jetstar..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: 4 terminals.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 11,998 ft / 3,657 m; identifiers 09/27, 16/34.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne).
- Opened / inaugurated: 1970.
- Network role: Qantas.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from MEL. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Melbourne Avalon International AirportAVV
Geelong/Melbourne · large airport
- Distance
- 52 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 35 ft (11 m)
Compare against AVV when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Hobart International AirportHBA
Hobart (Cambridge) · large airport
- Distance
- 618 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 13 ft (4 m)
Compare against HBA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Adelaide International AirportADL
Adelaide · large airport
- Distance
- 641 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -0h 30m
- Elevation
- 20 ft (6 m)
Compare against ADL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Melbourne Airport (MEL) in?▾
Melbourne Airport is in the Australia/Melbourne timezone (UTC+11:00, GMT+11).
What are the codes for Melbourne Airport?▾
Melbourne Airport uses IATA code MEL and ICAO code YMML.
Where is Melbourne Airport located?▾
Melbourne Airport is located in Melbourne, Australia at coordinates 37.6707° S, 144.8379° E, with an elevation of 434 ft (132 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Melbourne Airport from central Melbourne?▾
Melbourne Airport sits roughly 19 km from the nearest mapped city center for Melbourne.
Which route reference is most useful from MEL?▾
Hobart (Cambridge) (HBA) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 37m, destination timezone Australia/Hobart, and a +0h difference from MEL.
Which authority regulates MEL?▾
Melbourne Airport sits inside Australia, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
What other airports in Australia are close peers to MEL?▾
MEL's curated peers in Australia on this site include AVV Geelong/Melbourne, HBA Hobart (Cambridge), ADL Adelaide, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Melbourne Airport have?▾
Melbourne Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,998 ft / 3,657 m; identifiers include 09/27, 16/34.