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Melbourne

Melbourne Airport (YMML) is Australia's second busiest airport and the primary international airport serving the Melbourne metropolitan area. The airport is 23km north of the city centre and the site is considered its own suburb. Compared to Sydney, Melbourne is a relatively simple airport to fly into or out of.

All necessary charts for Melbourne can be found in the Airservices DAP.

Land and Hold Short Operations

In high density traffic and when winds permit, Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO) might be used. The only configuration of runways which can be used during times like these are runways 09/27 and 34. Runway 09/27 is the passive runway with a length of 2,256m and runway 34 is the active runway with a shortened length of 2,638m. It will be advised in the ATIS if LAHSO is currently being used and you will be asked if you are able to hold short. If you are unsure, refuse the LAHSO clearance.

Arrivals

WAREN

Flights arriving via WAREN (eg: from Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown, Dunedin) can expect to be assigned one of the WAREN arrivals depending on the active runway.

• WAREN → Runways 09 or 34:
  WAREN EIGHT ALPHA RWY 09/34 (WAREN8A)
• WAREN → Runways 16 or 27:
  WAREN EIGHT ALPHA RWY 16/27 (WAREN8A)

Departures

Flights departing for New Zealand can expect to be assigned one of the following departures depending on the active runway.

• Runway 09 → New Zealand:
  MELBOURNE SIX (ML6)
• Runways 16, 27, 34 → New Zealand:
  CORRS NINE (CORRS9)