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The liveliest and one of the most vibrant cities of the world, Melbourne, is the state capital of Victoria, Australia, and is located in the country's south-east. It lies between 37 degrees 176 49' south latitude and 144 degrees 176 58' longitude. Melbourne is connected to the rest of the world via the Melbourne International Airport situated at Tullamarine. The Melbourne International Airport, about 22 kilometers to the north of the city and adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia is a public airport operated by Australia Pacific Airports, and started operations on 1st July, 1970. The airport is at an elevation of AMSL 434 ft (132 m), and is situated on the co-ordinates of 37°40?24?S, 144°50?36?E. The airport has its individual postcode - 3045. Some of the Technical Details of the Airport are - Runways
The North South runway 16/34, is 3657 meters long X 60 meters wide
The East West runway 09/27, is 2286 meters long X 45 meters wide Taxiways There are 23 meters wide taxiways that run the full length of both runways, with high-speed runway exits to increase the efficiency of the runway.
The Melbourne International Airport has three terminals # The International Terminal (T2), and two Domestic Terminals # T1-used exclusively by Qantas and its Jetstar subsidiary, and T3 - used by many airlines, but primarily Virgin Blue.
There are a large number of airlines that utilize the Melbourne International Airport. The following is a comprehensive list -
International (T2) Air China (Beijing, Shanghai-Pudong)
Air Mauritius (Mauritius)
Air New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington)
Air Pacific (Nadi)
Austrian Airlines (Singapore, Vienna) (to be suspended from March 2007 [1])
Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou)
Emirates (Auckland, Dubai, Singapore)
Freedom Air (Hamilton, Palmerston North, Dunedin) [All seasonal]
Garuda Indonesia (Denpasar/Bali)
Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
Pacific Blue (Christchurch, Nadi)
Philippine Airlines (Manila)
Qantas (International) (Adelaide, Auckland, Bangkok, Hong Kong, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Queenstown, San Francisco, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita, Wellington)
Jetstar Airways (Bangkok, Christchurch, Denpasar/Bali, Honolulu)
Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
Thai Airways International (Bangkok)
United Airlines (Los Angeles)
Vietnam Airlines (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City) Qantas Domestic Terminal (T1) O'Connor Airlines (Mount Gambier)
Qantas (Adelaide, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Brisbane, Broome, Cairns, Canberra, Hobart, Perth, Sydney)
QantasLink (Canberra, Devonport, Launceston, Mt Hotham, Newcastle, Mildura, Wollongong)
Jetstar Airways (Ballina/Byron, Cairns, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hamilton Island, Hobart, Launceston, Sunshine Coast, Newcastle, Townsville)
Southern Domestic Terminal (T3)
Regional Express (Albury, Burnie, King Island, Merimbula, Mildura, Mt. Gambier, Portland, Wagga Wagga)
Virgin Blue (Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Coffs Coast, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Sunshine Coast, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney) The Melbourne International Airport is located approximately 25 kms from the Melbourne's CBD on the Tullamarine Freeway, which is less than 25 minutes by car. Access to the Airport is quite convenient, with bus, taxi, and car rental services available all the time. Bus Service
Skybus offers a bus service from the airport to Melbourne CBD and city hotels. This bus service operates for 24 hours, all 7 days of the week. The buses run every 10-15 minutes throughout the day and every 30-60 minutes overnight.
Public buses also operate from the terminal, to different areas in Melbourne. Taxi Service Taxis can be availed of in the ground floor of the Melbourne International Airport, outside the International Terminal, and both domestic Terminals. The cost of taking a taxi can go up to A$80 to A$85 for a return trip between the CBD and Melbourne Airport. A $2.00 taxi parking fee applies at Melbourne Airport to passengers leaving Melbourne Airport from a taxi rank. Car Rental Service Melbourne International Airport has five car rental companies, in the airport precincts itself, all of which have offices on the ground floor of the Short Term Car Park. These five Car Rental Companies are # Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, and Thrifty. All information regarding destinations and schedules can be obtained from the information desks within the airport. For a safe and convenient trip to Melbourne, make sure you are well informed about all the travel options, so that your trip may be successful, and incident-free.
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