MEL — Melbourne Airport
- IATA code
- MEL
- ICAO code
- YMML
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 36,691,805
- 2025 · +3.3% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 52
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+11 / UTC+10
- Australia/Melbourne
- Elevation
- 132 m
- 433 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 3,657 m
Jan–May 2026: 15,031,494 passengers, +0.6% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About MEL
Melbourne Airport is a large airport serving Melbourne, Australia. It opened in 1970 and is run by Australia Pacific Airports Corporation. 36,691,805 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 52 nonstop routes from MEL.
Wikidata (CC0) · BITRE (CC BY). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from MEL
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| MEL → SYD | 706 km | 8,091,178 |
| MEL → BNE | 1,379 km | 3,691,322 |
| MEL → ADL | 642 km | 2,409,362 |
| MEL → OOL | 1,328 km | 2,216,157 |
| MEL → PER | 2,706 km | 2,113,102 |
| MEL → SIN | 6,024 km | 1,739,044 |
| MEL → HBA | 617 km | 1,457,845 |
| MEL → DPS | 4,376 km | 1,146,291 |
| MEL → AKL | 2,643 km | 1,091,173 |
| MEL → CBR | 470 km | 967,607 |
| MEL → LST | 476 km | 896,661 |
| MEL → CNS | 2,306 km | 858,728 |
| MEL → HKG | 7,387 km | 781,290 |
| MEL → MCY | 1,453 km | 776,326 |
| MEL → KUL | 6,305 km | 697,340 |
| MEL → DXB | 11,636 km | 555,504 |
| MEL → SGN | 6,682 km | 488,538 |
| MEL → NTL | 835 km | 467,278 |
| MEL → PVG | 7,986 km | 404,295 |
| MEL → CAN | 7,522 km | 393,969 |
| MEL → DOH | 11,950 km | 383,051 |
| MEL → CHC | 2,420 km | 381,242 |
| MEL → LAX | 12,748 km | 303,974 |
| MEL → DRW | 3,124 km | 290,835 |
| MEL → NAN | 3,866 km | 285,501 |
| MEL → ZQN | 2,151 km | 282,311 |
| MEL → MNL | 6,290 km | 249,917 |
| MEL → WLG | 2,596 km | 204,870 |
| MEL → CMB | 8,352 km | 192,148 |
| MEL → AUH | 11,644 km | 165,468 |
| MEL → DEL | 10,174 km | 163,487 |
| MEL → MQL | 455 km | 151,245 |
| MEL → XMN | 7,432 km | 150,141 |
| MEL → DPO | 412 km | 149,401 |
| MEL → SFO | 12,641 km | 144,380 |
| MEL → CGK | 5,205 km | 139,867 |
| MEL → SCL | 11,319 km | 132,897 |
| MEL → HKT | 7,001 km | 130,893 |
| MEL → TPE | 7,372 km | 126,258 |
| MEL → AYQ | 1,907 km | 117,831 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, JAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Chile, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at MEL on flights to and from the US
- QF Qantas Airways · 1,265 flights
- UA United Air Lines · 1,155 flights
- DL Delta Air Lines · 205 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Other airports in Melbourne
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| MEB | Melbourne Essendon Airport | 9 km |
| MBW | Melbourne Moorabbin Airport | 41 km |
| AVV | Melbourne Avalon International Airport | 52 km |
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| BXG | Bendigo Airport | 113 km |
| MHU | Mount Hotham Airport | 231 km |
| KNS | King Island Airport | 259 km |
| ABX | Albury Airport | 260 km |
| PTJ | Portland Airport | 304 km |
Distance from MEL to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,657 m | 60 m | Asphalt |
| 09/27 | 2,286 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · -37.6707, 144.8379
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