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Melbourne Essendon Airport

Essendon Fields, Australia

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Melbourne Essendon Airport

Essendon Fields, Australia
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Historic Melbourne gateway serving general aviation and charter flights.

Opened
1921
Location
Essendon Fields, Australia
Melbourne Essendon Airport, officially known as Essendon Fields Airport, is a general aviation airport located approximately 13 kilometres north-west of Melbourne's central business district. It operates primarily as a hub for charter flights, corporate aviation, freight operations, and emergency services rather than scheduled commercial airline traffic. The airport has a long and significant history in Australian aviation, having served as Melbourne's primary commercial airport before Tullamarine Airport (now Melbourne Airport) opened in 1970. It continues to handle a substantial volume of general aviation movements and is home to several aviation businesses, maintenance facilities, and the Essendon Fields business park. The site also hosts the RAAF Museum and various heritage aviation assets, reflecting its deep ties to Australia's military and civil aviation history. Emergency services including the Air Ambulance Victoria and police aviation units operate from the airport.
Terminals
The airport does not operate traditional passenger terminals for scheduled services, instead providing facilities oriented toward general aviation, charter, and freight operations.
Getting to & from
The airport is accessible by road via the Tullamarine Freeway and local arterials, with taxi and rideshare services available, though no dedicated rail link serves the airport.
Airlines here
No major scheduled commercial airlines are based at Essendon Fields; operations are dominated by charter operators, freight carriers, and emergency service aviation units.
Notable facts
  • ›Served as Melbourne's main commercial airport before Melbourne Airport opened at Tullamarine in 1970.
  • ›Home to the RAAF Museum, which preserves significant Australian military aviation history.
  • ›Air Ambulance Victoria operates its helicopter and fixed-wing emergency services from the airport.
  • ›The surrounding precinct has been redeveloped into Essendon Fields, a mixed-use commercial and business park.
  • ›The airport has two sealed runways and handles thousands of general aviation movements annually.
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Essendon Fields Airport
Encyclopaedia

Essendon Fields Airport is a 305 ha public airport serving scheduled commercial, corporate-jet, charter and general aviation flights. Located in the north western suburb of Essendon Fields, it is Melbourne's second largest airport and the closest to the city's centre. From its construction in 1921 until 1970 it served as Melbourne's main airport, but was replaced by Tullamarine Airport.

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