Melbourne Essendon Airport

YMEN · Victoria, Australia

About Melbourne Essendon Airport

ICAO YMEN
IATA MEB
FIR Melbourne FIR
Region Victoria
Country Australia
Runways 17/35
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) -37.7281, 144.90199   374341S 1445407E
Coordinates (Center) -37.72933, 144.9025   374346S 1445409E
Variation 11.8° E (2024)
Timezone Melbourne (+10 h)
Local time Apr 24, 2024 07:53

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
8 088° 076° 1,921 m 45 m Asphalt -37.7308 144.9150
26 268° 256° -37.7314 144.893
17 180° 168° 1,314 m 45 m Asphalt -37.7347 144.9010
35 360° 348° -37.7204 144.901

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Melbourne Essendon Airport

Melbourne Essendon Airport is a midsized airport in Victoria, Australia. The airport is located at latitude -37.72933 and longitude 144.90250. The airport has 2 runways: 8/26 and 17/35. The ICAO airport code of this field is YMEN. The airport's IATA code is MEB. Nearby other airfields are Melbourne International Airport, Sunbury East Airport, RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base, Penfield Airfield and Melton Airport.

Melbourne Essendon Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Melbourne International Airport, which is 9.2 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Melbourne.

Melbourne Essendon Airport is in the timezone of Australia/Melbourne. Difference with UTC is +10 h. Today the sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:43. This applies to Melbourne Essendon Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +10 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Royal Childrens Hospital Helipad YRHO 8.4 km 149°
Royal Melbourne Hospital Helipad YRMH 9.1 km 148°
Melbourne International Airport YMML 9.2 km 320°
Batman Park YBPK 11 km 155°
Yarra Bank Heliport YYBK 11 km 155°
Alfred Hospital Helipad YAFD 15 km 151°
Laverton Aerodrome YMLV 20 km 227°
Laverton (aus-a AMLV 21 km 230°
Sunbury East Airport AU-0334 26 km 328°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Essendon EN NDB 0.8 km 068°
Melbourne ML VOR-DME 9.4 km 325°
Epping EPP NDB 13 km 059°
Rockdale ROC NDB 18 km 335°
Plenty PLE NDB 18 km 086°
Point Cook PCK NDB 25 km 210°
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