Essendon Fields Airport YMEN / MEB
Melbourne's business-aviation airport, 20 minutes from Collins Street and the closest jet-capable field to the CBD. Customs available on request, competing FBOs and ample hangarage; the runway limits very heavy departures. Busy for the Australian Open (January) and the Formula 1 Grand Prix (March).
6,302 ft
Longest runway
20 min
Drive to Melbourne
2
FBOs / handlers
282 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24 (noise abatement; PPR)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 11 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to Global/Gulfstream class; heavy jets with weight limits.
- Website
- www.essendonairport.com.au
Private terminals (FBOs)
- ExecuJet Melbourne
- Essendon Fields Jet Base
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (6,302 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700) 5,640 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ318 5,860 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 5,470 ft
- Bombardier Global 8000 5,760 ft
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X 5,900 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Gulfstream Aerospace GV needs 5,990 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G700 needs 5,995 ft
- Bombardier Challenger 601-3A/3R needs 6,050 ft
Other airports for Melbourne
- Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) YMML 12,000 ft · 30 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Essendon Fields Airport · Joanna Holman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons