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The following are active airports serving the Melbourne area.

Main airports

The following are the four airports that offer regularly scheduled passenger flights.

• Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is located in Tullamarine to the north-west of the city. It is Melbourne's only International Airport. It is by far the busiest airport serving the city with domestic flights to every state and territory of Australia, as well as Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, North America and South America. The airport is a major hub for both Qantas and Virgin Australia, and home base for Jetstar and cargo airlines Australian airExpress and Toll Group.
• Avalon Airport (IATA: AVV, ICAO: YMAV) is located to the south-west, outside the city of Geelong, and is the next most prominent airport with Jetstar and soon to be Bonza serving the airport.
• Essendon Airport (IATA: MEB, ICAO: YMEN) is located in the middle north-west of the city and was formerly the primary airport for Melbourne. It is now limited to a handful of passenger airlines and is primarily used for general aviation and cargo flights.
• Moorabbin Airport (IATA: MBW, ICAO: YMMB) is located in the middle southern suburbs and offers a limited number of passenger flights but is the primary general aviation airport in the city.

Other airports

• Coldstream Airport (ICAO: YCEM) located in Melbourne's scenic Yarra Valley. The airport is a part of Coldstream and was established in 1962 on the Doake Family property and is a centre for pilot and aviation engineering training and aviation social activities. It provides charter and scenic flights throughout the state and is a base for aerial fire-fighting services.
• Lilydale Airport (ICAO: YLIL) is located in the Yarra Valley near Yarra Glen. In operation since 1968, Lilydale caters for a large number of pilot training flights, 'joyflights', and passenger flights to various parts of the Alpine region.
• RAAF Point Cook (ICAO: YMPC) is located at Point Cook, (formerly known as RAAF Williams) and is the spiritual home of the Royal Australian Air Force. It serves as the oldest continuously operating military airfield in the world, and is currently utilised by Training schools, clubs and the RAAF Museum.

List

Community	Airport name	Type	ICAO	IATA	Coordinates
Avalon	Avalon Airport	Public	YMAV	AVV	38°02′22″S 144°28′10″E
Coldstream	Coldstream Airport	Private	YCEM		37°43′42″S 145°24′30″E
Essendon	Essendon Airport	Public	YMEN	MEB	37°43′41″S 144°54′07″E
Lilydale	Lilydale Airport	Private	YLIL		37°41′30″S 145°22′00″E
Moorabbin	Moorabbin Airport	Public	YMMB	MBW	37°58′33″S 145°06′08″E
Point Cook	RAAF Point Cook	Military	YMPC		37°55′54″S 144°45′12″E
Melbourne Airport	Melbourne Airport	Public	YMML	MEL	37°40′24″S 144°50′36″E

See also

• List of airports in Victoria

References

External links

• Melbourne Airport
• Avalon Airport
• Essendon Airport
• Moorabbin Airport
• Coldstream Airport
• Lilydale Airport
• Melbourne Airport Parking

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