Essendon Airport is located approximately 10 kilometres from Melbourne and caters for general aviation, charter and corporate jets and emergency services.
In 1921 approval was given for the establishment of a “civil” airport for Melbourne and in 1923 Essendon Airport was officially born as Melbourne Airport.
This title was transferred to Tullamarine Airport in 1966 and in 1970 international services were transferred to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) after 19 y ears of international commercial aviation traffic.
AIRPORT SUMMARY
1. Communications frequencies (in MHz AM unless otherwise stated)
- Ground clearances 121.9
- Tower 125.1
- Melbourne Departures 118.9 264 radial departures north to 092 deg 129.4 263 radial departures south to 093 deg
- Melbourne Approach 132.000
- ATIS 119.8 and 356 kilohertz
- AWIS 133.2
- Outside of tower hours 118.45 *
* Normal tower operations are from 0615 – 2200 local time Monday to Friday and 0700-2200 Saturday/Sunday. Outside of hours Melbourne controls Essendon traffic on 118.45
2. Navigation aids
- NDB Plenty (PLE) 218 kilohertz
- NDB Essendon (EN) 356 kilohertz
- LOC Localiser (IEN) R26 109.9
- ILS (IEN) R26 109.9
3. Other frequencies of interest
- Refuelling 129.9
- Victoria Police AirWing (Air to Ground) 131.6
- Australasian Jet 134.4
- Executive Jet 131.1
- Sharp Airlines 127.47
4. Runways
- 08/26
- 17/35
Melbourne (Essendon) YMEN runways and main ground-air frequencies
