Airport guide

Tullamarine AirportIATA code MEL

Tullamarine Airport (MEL/YMML) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Melbourne, Australia in Oceania. Originfacts tracks 3 direct destinations across 3 countries departing from MEL.

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Serves: Melbourne, Australia
Codes: MEL · YMML; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: Australia/Melbourne
Region: Oceania

Airport record, updated 2 May 2026Route records, updated 21 May 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Travelpayouts fares, 5 Oct 2026NASA POWER climate, 2016–2025Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Tullamarine Airport (MEL/YMML) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Melbourne, Australia in Oceania. Operating on Australia/Melbourne local time at coordinates -37.670°, 144.850°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Originfacts tracks 3 destinations across 3 countries departing from MEL, with primary carrier operations including Jetstar, Qantas, Emirates and Air New Zealand, connecting key routes to Sydney, Auckland and Singapore. Passengers traveling through Tullamarine Airport are advised to verify terminal assignments, compare ground transport links into Melbourne, and plan check-in times with their operating airline before departure.

Tullamarine Airport details

Airport record · 2 May 2026

IATA code: MEL
ICAO code: YMML
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Region: Oceania
Time zone: Australia/Melbourne
Coordinates: -37.671°, 144.838°; From OurAirports
Official website: melbourneairport.com.au (opens in a new tab); From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 2 May 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Tullamarine Airport’s own pages.

MEL airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Large airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 132 m (434 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: 1 July 1970; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Operator: Australia Pacific Airports Corporation; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Owner: Australia Pacific Airports Corporation; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2022: 25.7 million; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing bitre.gov.au (opens in a new tab)
Named after: Melbourne; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Melbourne Essendon Airport MEB · 9 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at MEL

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

2 open runways, all lit. Longest 16/34: 3,657 m, asphalt.

Runways at MEL: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
16/34	3,657 m11,998 ft	60 m	asphalt	Lit
09/27	2,286 m7,500 ft	45 m	asphalt	Lit

Airlines and destinations from MEL

Travelpayouts · 5 Oct 2026

Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from MEL in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.

Nonstop fares from MEL to 42 destinations in 21 countries, on 20 airlines. Originfacts’ own route records for MEL are listed separately below.

Airlines named on the fares

JQJetstar15 destinations
QFQantas5 destinations
NZAir New Zealand2 destinations
MUChina Eastern2 destinations
AYFinnair2 destinations
VAVirgin Australia2 destinations
CAAir China1 destination
AIAir India1 destination
D7AirAsia X1 destination
5JCebu Pacific1 destination
CIChina Airlines1 destination
CZChina Southern Airlines1 destination
EKEmirates1 destination
EYEtihad Airways1 destination
KEKorean Air1 destination
ZHShenzhen Airlines1 destination
TKTurkish Airlines1 destination
UAUnited Airlines1 destination
VJVietjet1 destination
VNVietnam Airlines1 destination

The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.

Destinations by country

Australia (11): Adelaide, Ayers Rock, Ballina, Brisbane, Cairns, Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney
China (5): Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xian
New Zealand (4): Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown, Wellington
Thailand (2): Bangkok, Phuket
United Arab Emirates (2): Abu Dhabi, Dubai
United States (2): Los Angeles, San Francisco
Vietnam (2): Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Chile (1): Santiago
Fiji (1): Nadi
Finland (1): Helsinki
Hong Kong (1): Hong Kong
India (1): New Delhi
Japan (1): Tokyo
Malaysia (1): Kuala Lumpur
Philippines (1): Manila
Singapore (1): Singapore
South Korea (1): Seoul
Sri Lanka (1): Colombo
Taiwan (1): Taipei
Turkiye (1): Istanbul
United Kingdom (1): London

Linked destinations also have an Originfacts route record from MEL.

Check schedules with the airline or Tullamarine Airport before you book.

Airlines on routes from MEL

Route records · 21 May 2026

Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.

The airlines listed on the 3 routes Originfacts tracks from MEL. Only 3 routes from MEL are in Originfacts’ route records so far — a small sample, not Tullamarine Airport’s full network. This is not a complete list of airlines at Tullamarine Airport.

Routes from MEL

Route records · 21 May 2026

Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.

The 3 routes Originfacts tracks from MEL so far, listed with the distance and estimated flight time in each route record. Only 3 routes from MEL are in Originfacts’ route records so far — a small sample, not Tullamarine Airport’s full network. Check live schedules with the airline.

Full list of destinations: melbourneairport.com.au (opens in a new tab) (the airport’s official site)

Airlines with a hub at MEL

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names MEL, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Where MEL is

Calculated

19 km northwest

Tullamarine Airport lies 19 km northwest of Melbourne city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at MEL

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Melbourne, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Tullamarine Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:melbourneairport.com.au (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Climate at MEL, month by month

NASA POWER · 2016–2025

Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at -37.67°, 144.85° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.

Warmest: January (average high 29°C). Coolest: July (12°C high, 4°C low). Wettest: October (84 mm); driest: February (27 mm).

Average daily high and low temperature and average monthly precipitation at MEL, 2016–2025
Month	High	Low	Rain
Jan	29°C	14°C	73 mm
Feb	27°C	13°C	27 mm
Mar	26°C	12°C	53 mm
Apr	21°C	9°C	57 mm
May	16°C	6°C	45 mm
Jun	12°C	5°C	52 mm
Jul	12°C	4°C	47 mm
Aug	13°C	4°C	51 mm
Sep	16°C	6°C	46 mm
Oct	19°C	7°C	84 mm
Nov	22°C	9°C	77 mm
Dec	26°C	11°C	62 mm

Airports near Melbourne

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Tullamarine Airport: common questions

Where is Tullamarine Airport?

Tullamarine Airport serves Melbourne, Australia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -37.671°, 144.838°.

What are the airport codes for Tullamarine Airport?

The IATA code is MEL and the ICAO code is YMML.

What time zone is MEL in?

Tullamarine Airport is in the Australia/Melbourne time zone.

What is the official website of Tullamarine Airport?

The airport’s official website is melbourneairport.com.au. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

Which airlines are listed on routes from MEL?

Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) list Jetstar, Qantas, Emirates, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia on routes from MEL. This is not a complete list of airlines at Tullamarine Airport; check current schedules with the airline.

Where can you fly from MEL?

Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) include only 3 routes from MEL so far, to Sydney, Auckland and Singapore. That is a small sample, not Tullamarine Airport’s full network. For the full list of destinations, check the airport’s official website (melbourneairport.com.au) or the airlines.

How many runways does Tullamarine Airport have?

OurAirports lists 2 open runways at MEL: 16/34 (3,657 m (11,998 ft), asphalt); 09/27 (2,286 m (7,500 ft), asphalt).

Where can you fly nonstop from MEL?

Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from MEL to 42 destinations in 21 countries, the most in Australia (11), China (5) and New Zealand (4). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.

When did Tullamarine Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1 July 1970 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Tullamarine Airport?

Wikidata records 25.7 million passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.

Who operates Tullamarine Airport?

Per Wikidata, MEL is operated by Australia Pacific Airports Corporation, which also owns it.

Which airlines have a hub at MEL?

Wikidata lists MEL as a hub of Jetstar Airways, Qantas Airways, QantasLink, Rex Airlines, RMA Gold Airways and Virgin Australia.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Tullamarine Airport’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record2 May 2026
Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q733738 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
Airlines and routesOriginfacts route records — the routes we track, not a full schedule21 May 2026
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)