Panorama from the departure lounge of Melbourne Airport. I took this panorama while waiting for a flight to New Zealand. The picture shows some of the seating area and a few of the shops in the departure area.

Melbourne Airport - Melbourne visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Melbourne Airport' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Victoria.

Melbourne Airport is the principle airport serving natinal and international flights for Melbourne. It is the second busiest airport in Australia after the airport at Sydney. The airport codes are IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML, and it is sometimes called Tullamarine Airport the nearby town. Melbourne Airport is a major hub for Qantas and Virgin Blue. The discount Jetstar and Tiger Airways Australia also fly here. Cargo airlines include Australian air Express and Toll Priority. In all, some 30 airlines use Melbourne Airport, and it handles some 22 million passengers a year from over 70 destinations.

There are 3 hotels within 5 minutes walking distance of the the airport. These are the Hilton Melbourne Airport, Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport and Motel Formule 1 Melbourne Airport.

The busiest international destinations include:

• Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch in New Zealand
• London
• Singapore
• Hong Kong
• Los Angeles in America

Bus: Skybus from Southern Cross Station. The journey takes about 20 minutes.