List of airports in the Melbourne area

The following are active airports serving the Melbourne area.

Main airports

The following are the four airports that offer regularly scheduled passenger flights.

Melbourne Airport (MEL) is located in Tullamarine to the north-west of the city and is by far the busiest airport serving the city with domestic flights to every state and territory of Australia, as well as Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania and North America. The airport is a major hub for both Qantas and Virgin Australia, and home base for Jetstar Airways and Tiger Airways Australia, and cargo airlines Australian air Express and Toll Priority.
Avalon Airport (AVV) is located to the south-west, outside the city of Geelong, and is the next most prominent airport with Jetstar Airways and Sharp Airlines serving the airport. The airport is intending to offer international flights in the near future.^[1]
Essendon Airport is located in the middle north-west of the city and was formerly the primary airport for Melbourne. It is now limited to a handful of passenger airlines and is primarily used for general aviation and cargo flights.
Moorabbin Airport is located in the middle southern suburbs and offers a limited number of passenger flights but is the primary general aviation airport in the city.

Lilydale Airport is located in the Yarra Valley near Yarra Glen. In operation since 1968, Lilydale caters for a large number of pilot training flights, 'joyflights', and passenger flights to various parts of the Alpine region.