Essendon Airport is a General Aviation and Corporate Jet Airport situated at the intersection of the Tullamarine and Calder Freeways, just 10 kilometers from Melbourne. 

Essendon Airport provides facilities and services for International and Domestic corporate aircraft, aircraft maintenance, airfreight, aircraft charter and emergency air service providers. Combined, these operators undertake more than 50,000 annual aircraft movements.

Situated on 305 hectares, the airport has two runways, and comprises a significant mix of aviation and non aviation activities.  Since 2001, the airport has undertaken numerous upgrades and is now one of the leading General Aviation and Corporate Jet Airports in Australia.


Latest News

  1. Essendon Airport Noise Working Group

    As requested by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Anthony Albanese, in his approval of the Essendon Airport Master Plan in October 2008, the Essendon Airport Noise Working Group, consisting of Federal representatives, Mr Kelvin Thomson and Mr Bill Shorten, and representatives from the Department of Infrastructure, Air Services Australia and Essendon Airport Pty Ltd (EAPL), provided a number of recommendations to the Minister in a report that was released today.

    Dec 23, 2009

  2. Fire Season Water Bombing Helicopters to be Based at Essendon Airport

    Essendon Airport will be the host airport for the Erickson Air-Cranes for the 2009/2010 fire season with the first of six scheduled to arrive on the 19th of November 2009.

    Nov 10, 2009

  3. Draft Environment Strategy - Public Comment

    Essendon Airport Pty Ltd has prepared a preliminary version of a draft environment strategy (“Draft Strategy”) for Essendon Airport under the Airports Act 1996.......

    Sep 24, 2009