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For other uses, see Melbourne Airport (disambiguation).Template:Airport frame Template:Airport title Template:Airport image Template:Airport infobox Template:Runway title Template:Runway Template:Runway Template:Airport end frame
Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is located to the north of the city, adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia. The airport has its own postcode(3045).
The airport was built to replace the nearby, outdated Essendon Airport, which did not have runways or terminals able to accommodate large aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 which began to appear in the late 1960s. It opened on 1 July 1970. Locals often refer to the airport as Tullamarine Airport or simply 'Tulla' after its location.
Melbourne Airport has three terminals. The international terminal (T2) has 16 gates (Gates 12-16 are 'standoff' (or non-aerobrige) gates). The two domestic terminals, T1 used exclusively by Qantas and its Jetstar subsidiary, and the multi-user T3 primarily used by Virgin Blue have 46 gates between them. In the 2004-05 financial year nearly 21 million passengers used Melbourne Airport. There were 180,500 aircraft movements, the vast majority (151,200) being domestic passenger services. Melbourne Airport is Australia's second busiest airport after Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney. The airport is curfew free and operates 24 hours a day, although in practice there are few aircraft movements between midnight and 4 a.m, except freight aircraft.
Melbourne Airport has two intersecting runways. The north/south runway (designated 16/34) is 3,657 metres long, the east/west (9/27) is 2,286 metres long.
Recent works have been undertaken to prepare the airport for the late 2006 arrival of the double deck Airbus A380 which has been purchased by a number of airlines using the airport including Malaysia Airlines, Qantas and Emirates. Improvements include construction of dual aerobridges (Gates 9 and 11) with the ability to board both decks simultaneously to reduce turn around times, the extension of the international terminal building by 20 metres to include new penthouse airline lounges, an expansion to the short term carpark, a second exit off the Tullamarine Freeway to reduce congestion on Airport Drive, the widening of the north/south runway by 15 metres and the widening of remote stands and taxiways to be able to hold an A380. All this work has made the airport the first A380 capable airport in Australia.
International passenger numbers have declined in recent months which has worried airport officials while domestic numbers continue to rise sharply. Melbourne airport has experienced a number of disadvantages recently including: British Airways withdrawal from Melbourne in March 2006, Qatar Airways being denied permission to commence flights to Melbourne by the federal government and Austrian Airlines recent announcement that it is to end all flights to Australia in March 2007, including Melbourne. However United Arab Emirates carrier Etihad Airways is rumoured to be considering commencing flights to Melbourne in the future, while Emirates, which currently operates twice-daily into Melbourne, is also considering adding flights.
A number of Australian airports were privatised in 1997 including Melbourne Airport which was leased to the Australia Pacific Airports Corporation, a company largely owned by a group of infrastructure investment funds, for a period of fifty years. Significant refurbishment of the rather dated terminals has been undertaken since privatisation and the airport now boasts a wide array of shops and food outlets.
In 2001 the state government investigated the construction of a heavy rail link to Melbourne Airport. Two options were considered, one branching off the Broadmeadows suburban line to the east, and another branching off the Albion goods line, which passes close to the airport's boundary to the south, with the latter being the preferred option. Market research found that most passengers preferred travel by taxi or private car to the airport. Poor patronage of similar links in Sydney and Brisbane also cast doubt on the viability of the project². This lead to the project being deferred for at least ten years. The existing Skybus service was improved to compensate and remains the only available public transport service to the airport direct from the Melbourne CBD, the trip taking approximately 20 minutes from Southern Cross Station.
Airlines using Melbourne Airport
The following airlines operate services to Melbourne Airport in their own right. Many others operate services as code-shares.
International (T2)
- Air China (Beijing, Shanghai-Pudong)
- Air Mauritius (Mauritius)
- Air New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington)
- Air Pacific (Nadi)
- Austrian Airlines (Singapore, Vienna) (to be suspended from March 2007 )
- Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
- China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
- China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou)
- Emirates (Auckland, Dubai, Singapore)
- Freedom Air (Hamilton, Palmerston North, Dunedin) (Operated Seasonally)
- Garuda Indonesia (Denpasar/Bali)
- Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
- Pacific Blue (Christchurch, Nadi)
- Philippine Airlines (Manila)
- Qantas (International) (Adelaide, Auckland, Bangkok, Hong Kong, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Queenstown, San Francisco, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita, Wellington)
- Jetstar Airways (Bangkok, Christchurch, Denpasar/Bali, Honolulu)
- Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
- Thai Airways International (Bangkok)
- United Airlines (Los Angeles)
- Vietnam Airlines (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City)
Qantas Domestic Terminal (T1)
- O'Connor Airlines (Mount Gambier)
- Qantas (Adelaide, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Brisbane, Broome, Cairns, Canberra, Hobart, Perth, Sydney)
- QantasLink (Canberra, Devonport, Launceston, Mt Hotham, Newcastle, Mildura, Wollongong)
- Jetstar Airways (Ballina/Byron, Cairns, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hamilton Island, Hobart, Launceston, Sunshine Coast, Newcastle, Townsville)
Southern Domestic Terminal (T3)
- Regional Express (Albury, Burnie, King Island, Merimbula, Mildura, Mt. Gambier, Portland, Wagga Wagga)
- Virgin Blue (Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Coffs Coast, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Sunshine Coast, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney)
See also
Notes
- Melbourne Airport (2005). "Record passenger numbers for Melbourne Airport"
- Minister of Transport (2002). "Melbourne Airport Rail Link not viable now."
External links
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