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Essendon Airport

airport in Essendon Fields, Victoria, Australia
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Essendon Airport

Summary

Essendon Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Essendon Airport is located in City of Moonee Valley[3].
  • Essendon Airport is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Essendon Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Essendon Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Essendon Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as MEB[7].
  • Essendon Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as YMEN[8].
  • Essendon Airport took place at Essendon Fields[9].
  • Essendon Airport's postal code is recorded as 3041[10].
  • Essendon Airport's Commons category is recorded as Essendon Airport[11].
  • Essendon Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Australia/Melbourne[12].
  • Essendon Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Flinders Island Airport[13].
  • Essendon Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as King Island Airport[14].
  • Essendon Airport's runway is recorded as 08/26[15].
  • Essendon Airport's runway is recorded as 17/35[16].
  • Essendon Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -37.728055555556, 'lon': 144.90194444444}[17].
  • Essendon Airport's official website is recorded as https://ef.com.au/airport/[18].
  • Essendon Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Melbourne[19].
  • Essendon Airport's phone number is recorded as +61-3-9948-9400[20].
  • Essendon Airport's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Essendon Fields Airport'}[21].
  • Essendon Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1921-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Essendon Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+86'}[23].
  • Essendon Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': -37.72805555555556, 'lon': 144.90194444444444}[24].
  • Essendon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2769'}[25].
  • Essendon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+4729'}[26].
  • Essendon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+8081'}[27].

Body

Geography

Essendon Airport is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in City of Moonee Valley[3].

Physical Characteristics

Essendon Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+86'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

Why It Matters

Essendon Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Australia Melbourne

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . crc.id.au. crc.id.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . crc.id.au. crc.id.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ef.com.au. ef.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . VICNAMES. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . crc.id.au. crc.id.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . crc.id.au. crc.id.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → Australia/Melbourne
    Aliases → —
    Aerodrome reference point → {'lat': -37.72805555555556, 'lon': 144.90194444444444}
    Country → Australia
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "YMEN"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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