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Melbourne Essendon airport (Australia)
Melbourne Essendon airport is located near Melbourne, with Niddrie at 1mi↑, Moonee Valley at 2mi↑, Moreland at 2mi↑, Tullamarine at 2mi↑, Glenroy at 3mi↑, Moonee Ponds at 3mi↑, Broadmeadows at 3mi↑, Fawkner at 4mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in Australia and Southernmost airports in Australia
→ See also airports in Australia
aerial view of Melbourne Essendon airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : YMEN
- IATA code : MEB
- Local code : -
Elevation : 86 m = 282ft
→ See also Highest airports in Australia and Lowest airports in Australia
Runways
- runway 08/26 : 1921m = 6302ft
- runway 17/35 : 1314m = 4311ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Australia
Coming to Melbourne Essendon airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia Abritel Stay22
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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By plane :
- Melbourne Essendon airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Melbourne airport at 6mi : book on Iberia Singapore Airlines
- Melbourne, Batman Park heliport at 7mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Melbourne Essendon airport YMEN MEB
No METAR for Melbourne Essendon airport
but aviation weather is available at Melbourne airport (YMML) at 6mi↑
TAF for Melbourne Essendon airport YMEN MEB
YMEN 212327Z 2200/2212 32018G28KT 9999 -RA FEW020 SCT040 BECMG 2201/2203 29030G50KT 9999 NSW SCT045 FM220700 27020G30KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 BECMG 2209/2210 24014KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 INTER 2207/2211 24025G35KT 4000 SHRA BKN015 RMK FM220000 SEV TURB BLW 4000FT TL220600 FM220600 MOD TURB BLW 4000FT TL220900 T 17 21 18 12 Q 996 994 995 1004
Decoded TAF for Melbourne Essendon airport YMEN MEB
TAF issued by YMEN on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 23:27 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 206 days and 12 hours and 24 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
2200/2212 32018G28KT 9999 -RA FEW020 SCT040
FROM
wind 18kt = 33km/h direction is 320° with gusts at 28kt = 52km/h
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light rain
few clouds at 2000ft = 610m scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
becoming from Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2201/2203 29030G50KT 9999 NSW SCT045
becoming
no significant weather
wind 30kt = 56km/h direction is 290° with gusts at 50kt = 93km/h
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 4500ft = 1370m
from Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
FM220700 27020G30KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025
FROM
wind 20kt = 37km/h direction is 270° with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 2500ft = 760m
becoming from Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2209/2210 24014KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025
becoming
wind 14kt = 26km/h direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 2500ft = 760m
from Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
INTER 2207/2211 24025G35KT 4000 SHRA BKN015
intermittent
wind 25kt = 46km/h direction is 240° with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
shower rain
broken at 1500ft = 460m
VAC for Melbourne Essendon airport YMEN MEB
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Melbourne Essendon airport
Around Melbourne Essendon airport (Australia)
near
- Hotels in Niddrie
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 5660mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 10089mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 10091mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 10101mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 10117mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 10172mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 10178mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 10179mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 10185mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 10186mi↑
- Station de montagne Zermatt at 10188mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 10193mi↑
- for Melbourne Essendon airport at 0mi↑
- for Royal Childrens Hospital airport at 5mi↑
- for Royal Melbourne Hospital airport at 6mi↑
nearest airports to Melbourne Essendon airport (Australia)
- Royal Childrens Hospital heliport (YRHO ) at 5mi↑NOTAM
- Royal Melbourne Hospital heliport (YRMH ) at 6mi↑NOTAM
- Melbourne airport (YMML MEL ) at 6mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Yarra Bank heliport (YYBK ) at 7mi↑NOTAM
- Melbourne, Batman Park heliport (YBPK KAH ) at 7mi↑NOTAM
- Alfred Hospital heliport (YAFD ) at 9mi↑NOTAM
- RAAF Williams, Laverton Base airport (YLVT ) at 13mi↑defunct airport
- Sunbury East airport ( AU-0334) at 16mi↑
- RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base airport (YMPC ) at 16mi↑NOTAM
- Penfield airport (YPEF ) at 19mi↑NOTAM
- Melton airport (YMEL ) at 20mi↑NOTAM
- Riddell airport (YRID ) at 20mi↑NOTAM
- Melbourne Moorabbin airport (YMMB MBW ) at 20mi↑TAF NOTAM
- Wallan airport (YWAN ) at 21mi↑defunct airport
- Gisborne heliport (YGIS ) at 24mi↑NOTAM
- Romsey airport (YRSY ) at 25mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Australia
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX et NOAA
- TAF : AVWX et NOAA
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap