MEL Airport Code, Melbourne Airport
MEL is the IATA airport code for Melbourne Airport, the main international gateway for Melbourne, Australia. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, YMML.
What airport is MEL?
MEL is the IATA airport code for Melbourne Airport, in Melbourne, Australia. The same airport has the ICAO code YMML.
It is a major hub, ranked number 120 by scheduled connections in the open dataset. Its ICAO code YMML begins with Y, the prefix ICAO assigns to Australia.
| IATA airport code | MEL |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | YMML |
| Airport | Melbourne Airport |
| City | Melbourne |
| Country | Australia |
| Main airlines | QF, JQ, TT |
| Runways | 2 |
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Where is MEL airport located?
Melbourne Airport (MEL) is in Melbourne, Australia, at coordinates -37.67073, 144.8379.
It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, at 37.67° S, 144.84° E. It is close to sea level at 434 ft (132 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at MEL
It has 2 runways. The longest is 11,998 ft (3.66 km), designated 16/34.
Which airlines fly to MEL?
The open route dataset lists QF (Qantas), JQ (Jetstar Airways), TT (Tiger Airways Australia), EK (Emirates), VA (Virgin Australia), NZ (Air New Zealand) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Melbourne Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the MEL code comes from
MEL is MELbourne, the Tullamarine airport that took over the city's international traffic from Essendon in 1970. The code follows the city, not the field, and MEL anchors Australia's second busiest market plus one end of the country's densest domestic corridor, MEL-SYD.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Melbourne Airport?
The IATA code for Melbourne Airport in Melbourne is MEL. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Melbourne?
The 3-letter IATA code for Melbourne Airport in Melbourne is MEL.
What is the ICAO code for Melbourne Airport?
The ICAO code for Melbourne Airport is YMML. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code MEL.
What is the difference between MEL and YMML?
MEL is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. YMML is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Melbourne Airport.
Read more about Melbourne Airport on Wikipedia →
Nearby and related airports
Other airports in Melbourne and Australia and the wider region:
Popular routes from MEL
Distance and typical flight time from Melbourne Airport to other airports it connects with:
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