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  Essendon Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Essendon Airport is also the name of a 'post-punk' Melbourne band.
The airport was proclaimed by the Commonwealth Government in 1921.
While the airport provides some local economic benefit and local employment, local residents have complained about noise periodically from 1930, and continue to highlight the risk to local suburbs from an aviation accident.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Essendon_Airport   (419 words)

  
 Essendon Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Airport was proclaimed in the Commonwealth Government Gazette on August 11, 1921 which announced the purchase of 36.8 hectares of land.
The airport was extended in 1935 with the purchase of a further 36.5 hectares.
One interesting fact about the Airport was that although it was known as Essendon Airport for most of its existence it was predominantly in the Municipalities of either Broadmeadows or Keilor.
home.vicnet.net.au /~strthmre/airport.htm   (398 words)

  
 Essendon North, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Essendon North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The airport was proclaimed by the Commonwealth Government in 1921, which previously was known as St Johns, after an early landowner.
Commercial international flights were transferred to the new Melbourne Airport in 1970, with Commercial domestic flights following in 1971.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Essendon_North,_Victoria   (119 words)

  
 Linfox
The Linfox Group acquired Essendon Airport in a joint venture with Becton from the Australian Commonwealth in September 2001.
Essendon Airport is situateed on 305 hectares, 11 kilometres from Melbourne's Central Business District and 5 kilometres from Melbourne Airport.
Essendon Airport specialises in corporate jet, aircraft maintenance, airfreight, regional and interstate charters and emergency air services activities.
www.linfox.com /Airports/About+Essendon   (90 words)

  
 Essendon Airport
Essendon Airport began as a duo in 1978 with Robert Goodge on guitar and David Chesworth on Wurlitzer electric piano along with a home made drum machine bought from the Trading Post.
Essendon Airport originally performed as a duo around Melbourne's newly emerging post-punk inner city venues such as The Crystal Ballroom, various galleries such as the George Paton Gallery and the Clifton Hill Community Music Centre (CHCMC), a venue for experimental music, performance and film during this time.
Essendon Airport were a standout from Chapter's stupendous early 80 revival post-punk comp Can't Stop It earlier in the year.
www.waxsm.com.au /essendonairport   (1573 words)

  
 Bankstown Airport Readied For Sale
Essendon Airport is a General Aviation Airport in Melbourne, some 900 km from Sydney.
Airport Managers and aviation lobby groups have claimed in local media that the runway was 1460 meters long in 1961.
If the airport managers have properly discharged these responsibilities, it should be a simple matter to describe the critical aeroplanes for the runways and taxiways or to pick out the one amongst them that answers's Stromborg's "largest" question.
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 Audit Report - Phase 2 of the Sales of the Federal Airports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Essendon was included in Phase 2 but was withdrawn from sale in April 1998 because it was concluded that the tenders submitted for this airport did not adequately address the Government’s sales and ongoing privatisation objectives.
The objective of ensuring airport access on reasonable commercial terms to aircraft owners was addressed by insertion into the leases of core-regulated airports of a requirement that the lessee provide for access to the airport by intrastate, interstate and international air transport.
The only airport not sold was Essendon Airport, which was withdrawn from sale because it was concluded that neither of the two tenders submitted for the airport adequately addressed the Government’s sales and ongoing privatisation objectives.
www.anao.gov.au /WebSite.nsf/Publications/4A256AE90015F69B4A25690400213E43   (13134 words)

  
 Essendon Airport History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Essendon airport is situated on an area originally known as St. Johns, named after an early landowner.
Although the airport was never wholly located within Essendon municipality until August 1979, the title was officially noted on 7 August 1923.
6 members of an airport west family were killed, and one received minor injuries.
www.enet.org.au /historyonline/airport/airport.html   (769 words)

  
 Essendon Airport -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In August 1926 60,000 people swarmed across the grassy fields of Essendon airport upon the arrival of aviation pioneer (Click link for more info and facts about Alan Cobham) Alan Cobham when he landed his DH-50 float plane, flown from (A division of the United Kingdom) England to Australia.
The airport was extended with additional land during the (The decade from 1930 to 1939) 1930s.
In 2001 the Commonwealth Government sold its management rights for the airport to Edgelear P/L, a consortium of the Linfox transport group owned by transport tycoon Lindsay Fox (which also owns (Click link for more info and facts about Avalon Airport) Avalon Airport), and Becton group of companies.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/es/essendon_airport.htm   (462 words)

  
 Media Statement 38/01 - Sale of Essendon Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
With Linfox’s strong airport management credentials, through its ownership of Avalon Airport, Essendon Airport will continue to play a vital role in providing access to Melbourne for rural and regional Victoria, including as an airbase to a number of regional service providers such as the Air Ambulance and the Victorian Police Airwing.
Under the Airports Act 1996 the new owner of the Essendon Airport lease will be subject to a comprehensive regulatory regime that will ensure the public interest is protected.
Essendon Airport will continue to be subject to government controls relating to safety, curfews, security, environmental assessment and aircraft size.
www.dofa.gov.au /scripts/Media.asp?Table=MFA&Id=306   (324 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Essendon Airport
An IATA airport code, known by the IATA as an IATA location identifier or, simply, a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world.
Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is located in Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia, a northern suburb of Melbourne.
Transport in Australia is a highly significant part of the infrastructure of the Australian economy, since the distances are large and the country has a relatively low population density.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Essendon-Airport   (1086 words)

  
 Joint Media Release - Essendon Airport: termination of sale process   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It was concluded that the proposals received for Essendon airport did not sufficiently satisfy, to the level required, a number of the Government’s sales objectives.
The purchasers of leases for 10 phase 2 airports were announced in March at the same time as it was indicated there would be a limited rebid for the balance of the airports.
All airport are to be leased for a 50 year period with an option for a further 49 years.
www.dofa.gov.au /scripts/Media.asp?Table=MFA&Id=146   (603 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mr Thwaites said Virgin had suggested Essendon as a base at which to establish its operations, but the airport has not been in use for major passenger aircraft since 1971.
“We are not prepared to allow the residents of Essendon and surrounding suburbs to be subjected to such noise levels, as well as exposing them to the safety concerns that such an increased traffic volume would bring,” he said.
“The airport is surrounded on three of four sides by housing that comes within metres of the tarmac.
www.dpc.vic.gov.au /domino/Web_Notes/MediaRelArc02.nsf/3a3fd087b7891fcc4a25688e00141c97/43de8960c93427bc4a256864001a3995?OpenDocument   (311 words)

  
 Essendon, Vic - Daily Weather Observations
Temperature, humidity, wind, pressure and rainfall observations are from Essendon Airport {station 086038}.
Cloud, evaporation and sunshine observations are from Melbourne Airport {station 086282}.
If you are after long-term averages relevant to Essendon, Victoria, look at the tables for Essendon Airport or Melbourne Airport.
www.bom.gov.au /climate/dwo/IDCJDW3026.latest.shtml   (335 words)

  
 2005 Population Figures for Essendon, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I'll be back in time for the Essendon Airport gig...
Melbourne's first major airport, Essendon Airport, is no longer used for scheduled...
Today we went on a trip to one of the airports in Melbourne, Essendon Airport.
travel.synabu.com /cities/E/Essendon,_Australia.html   (384 words)

  
 AM - Security warning to small airports
KATE TOZER: The Essendon Airport is only a few kilometres from Melbourne's main aviation hub, Tullamarine, and it hosts a steady volume of aircraft.
Laurie Peppard is the chief flying instructor of the Essendon Flying School.
LAURIE PEPPARD: Since the new airport management took over about 12 months ago now, they've kept the security staff looking out more vigilantly you might say and also put in card locks and supplied most of the operators on the airport with keys.
www.abc.net.au /am/stories/s740420.htm   (501 words)

  
 Boeing Company
A specified aircraft bound for Essendon Airport shall depart only if the estimated time of arrival will be at or before the start of the curfew.
An aircraft shall not depart from a curfewed airport unless air traffic control has been advised that the aircraft doors are closed or the aircraft has requested a push back or taxi clearance at, or before the start of the curfew.
Except for Essendon Airport, all curfewed airports may be nominated and used as planned or unplanned alternates.
www.boeing.com /commercial/noise/essendon.html   (950 words)

  
 BNK airport Limousines - Limousine Directory of Australia.
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We provide luxury airport transfers on the Gold Coast and also Brisbane airport in sedans stretches and also mini buses to any destination as required.
Find BNK airport limo services, limos / sedans and stretch limousines in Limousine Registry with over 11,000 limousine companies worldwide.
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 Input called for Essendon Airport Masterplan: Media Release 30 September 2002
Moreland residents are encouraged to have their say on the draft Essendon Airport Masterplan at an information and discussion session on Saturday 12 October.
Moonee Valley City Council and Essendon Airport are hosting the community information and discussion day at Essendon Airport on Saturday 12 October from 12 noon to 3 pm.
Individual submissions can be sent to the General Manager, Level 1, 250 English Street, Essendon Airport, 3041.
www.moreland.vic.gov.au /archives/mr300902.htm   (352 words)

  
 ESSENDON AIRPORT AMO, AUSTRALIA Weather History and Climate Data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
ESSENDON AIRPORT AMO, AUSTRALIA Weather History and Climate Data
Weather station ESSENDON AIRPORT AMO is at about 37.70°S 144.90°E. Height about 86m / 282 feet above sea level.
Source: ESSENDON AIRPORT AMO data derived from GHCN 1.
www.worldclimate.com /cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=S37E144+2100+9486701G1   (47 words)

  
 Clyde North Aeronautical Preservation Group - CNAPG.
This great old aircraft is the type that played an important role in airline use throughout the 30's and formed the backbone of the Luftwaffe transport force throughout World war Two.
The aircraft is mostly operated from the Düsseldorf Express Airport Mönchengladbach.
Address: 2160 Palomar Airport Road, Carlsbad CA 92008.
www.cnapg.org /vintage_and_warbird_flight_by_country.htm   (1051 words)

  
 VH-RMA
VH-RMA -Ansett-A.N.A. without titles in the c/line, at Melbourne's Essendon Airport.
VH-RMA - Ansett-A.N.A. Photographed at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, Dec 67.
VH-RMA - Ansett-A.N.A. Photographed at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, June 69.
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 Tullamarine Bus Lines Route 479 - Moonee Ponds to Sunbury
Timetable data is for personal use only and is subject to the terms and conditions of use
Departs from the terminus at the Moonee Ponds Junction Bus Terminal and runs via the same route as described for Route 477 to Airport West Shoppingtown then via Dromana Avenue, Matthews Avenue, Melrose Drive, Centre Road and Airport Drive to the terminus at the Airport Terminal.
Melbourne Airport then via Melbourne Drive, Centre Road, Sunbury Road, Macedon Street, Evans Street and Brook Street to the terminus at Sunbury Railway Station.
www.tullamarinebus.com.au /route479.shtml   (557 words)

  
 Melbourne Airport - Home page
Review your options for parking at the airport
Follow the progress of every flight to and from Melbourne
Copyright © 2005 Melbourne Airport Inc. All rights reserved.
www.melbourne-airport.com.au   (72 words)

  
 Rock Snaps: Roy Orbison arrives at Melbourne's Essendon Airport with support act The Beach Boys (at rear), January 1964
Rock Snaps: Roy Orbison arrives at Melbourne's Essendon Airport with support act The Beach Boys (at rear), January 1964
Roy Orbison arrives at Melbourne's Essendon Airport with support act The Beach Boys (at rear), January 1964
In 1964 Roy Orbison was one of the most successful artists of the day and The Beach Boys were on the verge of enormous success with the release of
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 A-Z World Airports Online - Essendon Airport (MEB/YMEN)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A-Z World Airports Online - Essendon Airport (MEB/YMEN)
Essendon Airport, Australia, 250 English Street, Essendon VIC 3045
Airport Data: Melbourne 14km (8miles), Position 37°43´42"S, 144°54´06"E, Elevation 86m (282ft), 24 hours, 1 Passenger Terminal, 3 Aircraft Stands
www.azworldairports.com /airports/p1070meb.htm   (120 words)

  
 Comfort Inn & Suites Essendon
Comfort Inn and Suites Essendon is a member of Flag Choice Hotels' and ideally suited for corporate and leisure travellers.
Our Licensed Restaurant and Cocktail Bar is open Monday to Friday for Dinner, and breakfast is available 7 days a week either in the Restaurant or Room Service.
Comfort Inn and Suites Essendon provides very easy access to Citylink and is only a short drive from:
www.essendonmotorinn.com.au   (153 words)

  
 Hotels Melbourne Port Campbell Essendon North Geelong Beechworth AU
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ESSENDON NORTH, VC, AU Close To Melbourne And Essendon Airports.
Hotels Melbourne Port Campbell Essendon North Geelong Beechworth AU
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