Melbourne International Airport

Melbourne International Airport
IATA MEL			ICAO YMML
Type			Public
Owner			Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited
City			Melbourne, Victoria (VIC), AUSTRALIA
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Runways
Runway		Length		Material
09/27		2 286 metres		Asphalt
16/34		3 657 metres		Asphalt
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Melbourne International Airport also known as also known as Tullamarine Airport and Melbourne Airport, is the international and domestic airport serving the capital city of Melbourne. The airport is located in a urban fringe area approximately 23km from the central business district. It was opened in July 1970 It is also where the Melbourne FIR en-route centre is located that controls Victoria, South Australia, the southern half of Western Australia, Tasmania and the southern half of New South Wales including Sydney.

Runways

YMML has 2 runways, the longer main north-south 16/34 intersected by an east-west 09/27.

Runway 16/34

Runway 16/34 is the airports longest runway at 3 657 metres long. Instrument Landing System is available for runway 16, but is not available for runway 34.

Runway	NAV Freq	ILS Ident	Heading	FAF Name	FAF Altitude
16	109.7	IMS	160	BOL	4000ft

VOR/DME Approach - runway 34

VOR Freq: ML 114.1

From

North - ARBEY STAR

West - WENDY STAR

Approach

Proceed to fix LAVER 11NM DME (radial 198deg) at 3000ft

continue track 11DME arc to radial 177deg 11NM DME at 3000ft, then turn left track 346deg (166deg radial)

descend 3deg slope to 1970ft by 6.5NM DME

From

South - PORTS STAR

Approach

Proceed to fix TONAR 11NM DME at 3000ft

continue track 346deg

descend 3deg slope to 1970ft by 6.5NM DME

From

North-East - DYTES STAR

East - MICHM STAR

Approach

Proceed to fix BOLTY 11NM DME (radial 143deg) at 3000ft

continue track 11DME arc to radial 155deg 11NM DME at 3000ft, then turn right track 346deg (166deg radial)

descend 3deg slope to 1970ft by 6.5NM DME

DME	9.7	9	8	7	6.5	6	5	4	3	2.7
ALT	2990	2770	2450	2130	1970	1810	1490	1180	860	760

Runway 09/27

Runway 09/27 is 2 286 metres long. Instrument Landing System is available for runway 27, but is not available for runway 09.

Runway	NAV Freq	ILS Ident	Heading	FAF Name	FAF Altitude
27	109.3	IMW	263	EPP	3000ft

VOR/DME Approach - runway 09

VOR Freq: ML 114.1

From

North - ARBEY STAR

Approach

Proceed to fix WILDE 10NM DME (radial 300deg) at 3000ft

continue track 10DME arc to radial 272deg 10NM DME at 3000ft, then turn left track 080deg (260deg radial) descending to 2100ft at 8NM DME

descend 3deg slope to 2050ft by 6NM DME

From

West - WENDY STAR

Approach

Proceed to fix NAOMI 10NM DME (radial 260deg) at 3000ft

continue track 080deg (260deg radial) descending to 2100ft at 8NM DME

descend 3deg slope to 2050ft by 6NM DME

From

South - PORTS STAR

East - MONTY STAR

Approach

Proceed to fix MISCH 10NM DME (radial 220deg) at 3000ft

continue track 10DME arc to radial 248deg 10NM DME at 3000ft, then turn right track 080deg (260deg radial) descending to 2100ft at 8NM DME

descend 3deg slope to 2050ft by 6NM DME

DME	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2.5
ALT	3000	2690	2370	2050	1730	1420	1100	950

Airport Layout

There are four terminals, comprising a three storey central International Terminal (T2) with two interconnecting two-storey domestic terminals (T1 and T3). Terminal 4 is located to the south and operates as a budget (express) terminal.

The International apron has 16 passenger stands and 6 freight stands, the domestic aprons have 40 passenger stands.

Scenery

A block model of the terminal can be found at

External links

• http://www.airservices.gov.au/brief/html.asp?/cgi-bin/avreq?met=YMML Airservices Australia Terminal Area Forecast and METAR
• [1] Wikipedia Article
• [2] Real Life Live audio feeds from Air Traffic Control