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Melbourne Airport

IATA MELICAO YMMLLarge airport

Melbourne Airport is a large airport near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is listed as IATA MEL and ICAO YMML. The airport is located at -37.6707° / 144.8379° at an elevation of 132 m (434 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 3,657 m. The nearest airport is Melbourne Essendon Airport, 8.5 km (5 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

Map detail of Melbourne Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Melbourne Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`MEL`
ICAO code	`YMML`
Identifier	`YMML`
Type	Large airport
City	Melbourne
Region	Victoria
Country	Australia
Coordinates	-37.67073, 144.83790
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	37° 40′ 14.64″ S 144° 50′ 16.43″ E
Elevation	132 m (434 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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