# Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB)

> Essendon Fields, AU · IATA: MEB · ICAO: YMEN · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MEB` |
| ICAO | `YMEN` |
| City | Essendon Fields |
| Country | AU |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 86 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -37.72810, 144.90199 |

## Description

Until Tullamarine opened in 1970, Essendon was Melbourne's main airport; today Melbourne Essendon (IATA: MEB, ICAO: YMEN), in the Essendon Fields precinct about 8 km north-west of the city centre, concentrates on business aviation, charter, aircraft maintenance and emergency flying such as air ambulance and police operations. On the freight side it handles charter and express movements and time-critical specialist logistics — Sharp Airlines, for example, runs a same-day freight service from Essendon — while the bulk of Melbourne's scheduled air cargo (around 350,000 tonnes a year) passes through Tullamarine. Two runways and 48,318 aircraft movements in the 2024/25 financial year keep the field busy. The Tullamarine and Calder freeways provide road access, and the surrounding Essendon Fields business estate adds logistics and retail floorspace. For forwarders, MEB is the point of contact for charter and express freight in greater Melbourne rather than mainline belly cargo.

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