3-Melbourne Airports Background Replaced Essendon airport in 1970 Melbourne Airport is the major gateway to the state of Victoria

ia and southern Australia for air passengers and airfreight The airport features direct flights to 33 destinations in all states and territories of Australia in addition to numerous destinations in Oceania, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America Privatised in 1997, to Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Serves 4.08 million Melbournians and a broader catchment of over 5 million people 3.1-Melbourne Airport Business Model Privatisation Aviation activity =aero nautical and non-aeronautical activity Car park expansion (provide sufficient space during peak hours) Improvement of infrastructures (T2expansion) and T3 for future plane

Distribution of non-aeronautical VS aeronautical revenue for five Australia airports. Source: Young(2007). 4.0- Airport Planning and Management Overview (MEL) Melbourne Airport is operated and owned by Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd (APAM). Planning process will need to be led by the State Government but APAM still play key roll.

Source Melbourne Airport (2011).

4.1-Operational Data

International and domestic passenger numbers reached 29.9 million for the year 201213 International passengers accounts for More than 7 million. The airport handles a 24-hour service operation. It handles domestic passenger volumes of 8,185,872 annually and 3,265,581 for international passenger, totalling 11,451,453 every year.
4.1- Airports Terminal Facilities and runways

Melbourne Airports have 4-terminals (T1-Quentes domestic &Jet star, T2International, T3-vergine blue, T4- Tiger airways) and the terminals have 56 gates: 40 domestic and 16 international. There are five dedicated freighter parking positions on the Southern Freighter Apron. Melbourne Airport currently has two runways, north-south 16/34 and east-west 09/27.