Moorabbin Airport
| Moorabbin Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | YMMB |
| IATA code | MBW |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 15 m (49 ft ) |
| Basic data | |
| opening | December 1949 |
| operator | Moorabbin Airport Corporation |
| Runways | |
| 04/22 | 571 m × 18 m asphalt |
| 13R / 31L | 1060 m × 18 m asphalt |
| 13L / 31R | 1150 m × 30 m asphalt |
| 17R / 35L | 1240 m × 18 m asphalt |
| 17L / 35R | 1335 m × 30 m asphalt |
The Moorabbin Airport or Harry Hawker Airport ( IATA code : MBW , ICAO code : YMMB ) is an airfield for general aviation , located about 25 km from the city center in the southeastern suburbs of the Australian metropolis of Melbourne is. The site forms its own suburb ; the surrounding hamlets are Heatherton, Cheltenham, Dingley Village and Mentone.
Originally the airport was to be named after Mentone . In order to avoid confusion with the French airport Menton , it was decided to use the name of the also obvious Moorabbin .
Flight movements
In the 2013 calendar year, the airfield recorded 225,020 aircraft movements, of which 189,164 (84.0%) were aircraft less than 7 tons and a further 35,756 (15.9%) were helicopters. This makes the airport the third busiest in Australia in absolute terms (after Sydney and Jandakot ), but it only plays a regional role.
The following table shows the development of flight movements in recent years:
| year | Flight movements |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 235.196 |
| 2011 | 274.082 |
| 2010 | 252.218 |
| 2009 | 310,550 |
| 2008 | 351.718 |
| 2007 | 310.322 |
| 1989 | 396,000 |
Connection
The nearest railway station is Cheltenham and about two miles away. A bus line that goes to various train stations runs along the north side of the airfield.
The nearest motorway is the Eastlink Freeway , approximately 6 kilometers away.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Calculation on luftlinie.org, accessed on March 3, 2014.
- ↑ Airservices Australia: Movements at Australian Airports - 2013 Calendar Year Totals , accessed March 3, 2014.
- ↑ Moorabbin Airport: Airport traffic statistics ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed March 3, 2014.
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Moorabbin Airport website