Information of Essendon Airport

Essendon North, Victoria, Australia

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YMEN
MEB

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  • Essendon Airport - The front of the Hyatt Place Hotel, recently built at the entrance to Essendon Airport, and Essendon Fields shopping precinct - by red750 by red750
  • Essendon Airport - A Learjet 36, N82GG, taxying through the level crossing gates over Wirraway Road, Essendon Airport. - by red750 by red750
  • Essendon Airport - During World War 2, Essendon Airport became a site of bomber aircraft manufacturing and assembling with Beaufort Bombers being built, hence the buildings now being named after the aircraft.   - by paul jenkins by paul jenkins
  • Essendon Airport - The control tower was built in the late 1950s with the intention of being only temporary, it is still in use today, 60 years later.  - by paul jenkins by paul jenkins
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Location & QuickFacts

Airport ICAO Code:YMEN
Airport IATA Code:MEB
Airport Type:A - Civil
Longitude/Latitude:E 144° 54' 07.00"/S 37° 43' 41.00"
144.901944/-37.728056
Elevation:282 ft / 85.95 m
Location:Essendon North, Victoria, Australia
Magnetic Variation:E 11°34.6' (2008-04)
Time Zone:UTC+10(+11DT)

Airport Communications

Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Approach Control MELBOURNE APP132.0 M
Automatic Terminal Information Service ATIS119.8 M356.0 M
Departure Control DEP118.9 M129.4 M
Ground Control GND121.9 M
Tower TWR125.1 M

Communication Remarks

  • Tower - Opr 2015-1200Z++ Mon-Fri; 2100-1200Z++ Sat; 2200-1200Z++ Sun; Outside Twr hrs ATIS will broadcast info regarding svc avbl fr Melbourne APP.

Runway Information

Runway 08/26

Dimension:6302 x 148 ft / 1920.8 x 45.1 m
Surface:Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
  Runway 08 Runway 26
Longitude:144.892881 / E 144° 53' 34.37"144.914661 / E 144° 54' 52.78"
Latitude:-37.731392 / S 37° 43' 53.01"-37.730800 / S 37° 43' 50.88"
End Elevation:239.0 ft239.0 ft
Alignment:077.0257.0
Slope:0.00.0
Touchdown Zone Elev.:239.0239.0
Lighting System 1:Pilot Controlled LightingPilot Controlled Lighting
Lighting System 2:High Intensity Runway LightsHigh Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 3:PAPI - Precision Approach Path IndicatorPAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator

Runway 17/35

Dimension:5128 x 148 ft / 1563.0 x 45.1 m
Surface:Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
  Runway 17 Runway 35
Longitude:144.900758 / E 144° 54' 02.73"144.901442 / E 144° 54' 05.19"
Latitude:-37.720425 / S 37° 43' 13.53"-37.734706 / S 37° 44' 04.94"
End Elevation:282.0 ft235.0 ft
Alignment:167.0347.0
Slope:-0.90.9
Touchdown Zone Elev.:282.0235.0
Displaced Threshold:0 ft889 ft
Lighting System 1:Pilot Controlled LightingPilot Controlled Lighting
Lighting System 2:Medium Intensity Runway Lighting SystemMedium Intensity Runway Lighting System
Lighting System 3:PAPI - Precision Approach Path IndicatorPAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator

Remarks

Caution - Bird haz.
Fuel - (NC-100LL, A1) Avbl 2000-1200Z++ Mon-Fri; 2100-0700Z++ Sat- Sun; fone C039-379-1518. OT C041-933-6133.
Lighting - ACTIVATE- Lgts-124.1 outside twr hrs. PAPI Rwy 08-26 and 17-35 MEHT 49'.
Miscellanouis - Ldg fees.
Noise Abadment - See FLIP PLANNING AP/3.
Restricted - Acft abv 99,000 lbs proh.

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