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While originally formed at Point Cook, in 1919 the Club transferred operations to what was then the Commonwealth Aerodrome on Bulla Road in Essendon. The Flying Section of the Club was officially opened by Lieutenant Governor Sir William Irvine on 21 August 1926.
The core of the freeway through Airport West began as a deviation of Lancefield Road from the north-west of Essendon Airport, constructed during the 1945/46 financial year as a new single carriageway along the western and southern boundaries of the airport, east of the existing service road (today Matthews Avenue) and tram-way, totalling 2.5 ...
Essendon Fields–Essendon North–Strathmore tripoint: 0.0: 0.0: 12: Tullamarine Freeway (M2) – Tullamarine, Melbourne Airport: Western Link's northern terminus: continues north-west as Tullamarine Freeway: Bulla Road (Metro Route 37 south) – Essendon, Moonee Ponds: Merri-bek: Strathmore: 2.0: 1.2: 11: Pascoe Vale Road (Metro Route 35 ...
– allocated from Sunbury to Melbourne Airport (replacing from Bulla to Melbourne Airport) in 1989 – replaced by: along Gap Road through Sunbury; along Horne Street through Sunbury; from Sunbury to Melbourne Airport Tullamarine Freeway – allocated from Melbourne Airport to Essendon Airport (replacing ) in 1989
Sharps Road, which runs east–west near the southern border of Tullamarine, was until the late 1980s a single carriageway road. On its southern side was a line of tall pine trees hiding a small pony club. Today, Sharps Road is a dual-carriageway road running adjacent to the Western Ring Road to Melbourne Airport.
Essendon Fields Airport (IATA: MEB, ICAO: YMEN), colloquially known by its former name Essendon Airport, is a 305 ha (750 acres) public airport serving scheduled commercial, corporate-jet, charter and general aviation flights.
The airport operates 24 hours a day and has on-site parking, shopping and dining. The airport opened in 1970 and replaced Essendon Airport. Melbourne Airport is the main and sole international airport serving Victoria. The airport comprises four terminals: one international terminal, two domestic terminals and one budget domestic terminal.
Avalon Airport (IATA: AVV, ICAO: YMAV) is located to the south-west, outside the city of Geelong, and is the next most prominent airport with Jetstar. Essendon Airport (IATA: MEB, ICAO: YMEN) is located in the middle north-west of the city and was formerly the primary airport for Melbourne. It is now limited to a handful of passenger airlines ...