Where is MEB airport?

MEB is a medium-sized airport in Essendon Fields, Victoria, Australia, at -37.7281, 144.9020, 86 m above sea level. It serves Melbourne.

Which other airports serve Melbourne?

Melbourne has 4 airports: MEB, MEL, MBW, AVV.

What time zone is MEB in?

MEB is in the Australia/Melbourne time zone, UTC+11 / UTC+10 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use MEB?

25,732 passengers in the year to June 2024, according to BITRE, the Australian Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (scheduled flights).

Melbourne Essendon Airport opened in 1921.

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Medium-sized airport in Melbourne, Australia.

IATA code: MEB
ICAO code: YMEN
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 25,732; Year to June 2024 · −32.3% on the year before
Nonstop routes: —; No open route data
Time zone: UTC+11 / UTC+10; Australia/Melbourne
Elevation: 86 m; 282 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 1,921 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with M

About MEB

Melbourne Essendon Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Melbourne, Australia. It opened in 1921. 25,732 passengers used it in the year to June 2024.

Wikidata (CC0) · BITRE (CC BY). Sources

Other airports in Melbourne

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
MEL	Melbourne Airport	Melbourne	9 km
MBW	Melbourne Moorabbin Airport	Melbourne	33 km
AVV	Melbourne Avalon International Airport	Melbourne	52 km

All Melbourne airports and the distances between them →

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
BXG	Bendigo Airport	Bendigo, Australia	121 km
MHU	Mount Hotham Airport	Mount Hotham, Australia	228 km
KNS	King Island Airport	King Island, Australia	255 km
ABX	Albury Airport	Albury, Australia	260 km
PTJ	Portland Airport	Victoria, Australia	308 km

Distance from MEB to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
MEB → LHR	London, United Kingdom	16,912 km	—
MEB → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	11,643 km	—
MEB → CDG	Paris, France	16,760 km	—
MEB → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	16,315 km	—
MEB → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	14,642 km	—
MEB → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	16,540 km	—
MEB → JFK	New York, United States	16,692 km	—
MEB → ATL	Atlanta, United States	15,587 km	—
MEB → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	12,746 km	—
MEB → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	6,032 km	—
MEB → HND	Tokyo, Japan	8,130 km	—
MEB → DOH	Doha, Qatar	11,957 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
08/26	1,921 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
17/35	1,314 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

Essendon Fields, Victoria, Australia · -37.7281, 144.9020

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Questions

Melbourne Essendon Airport has the IATA code MEB and the ICAO code YMEN. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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