Spotting at Melbourne Airport

Melbourne's Tullamarine airport (MEL/YMML) is located about 19 km northwest of Melbourne's CBD, it opened on the 1st of July 1970, replacing Essendon Airport (MEB/YMEN) as Melbourne's main international gateway.
Tullamarine is Australia's second busiest airport after Sydney.
It's Australia's largest 24-hour airport, operating 24 hours a day.

The airport has four passenger terminals, all within walking distance of each other under the same roof.
Terminal 1 – Qantas domestic.
Terminal 2 – All international flights.
Terminal 3 – Virgin Australia domestic.
Terminal 4 – Jetstar, Rex and other domestic services.

Melbourne currently has two runways:
16/34 – 3,657 metres - 12,000 feet (the main north-south runway)
09/27 – 2,286 metres - 7,500 feet (east-west runway)

Elevation AMSL is 132 m - 434 ft

A third 3,000 metre runway, 15/34, has been approved and is planned to help meet growing demand in the coming years. Expected to open 2031.

QANTAS BOEING 787-9 VH-ZND (MSN 63390)
QF93 OFF TO LOS ANGELES (LAX) 8 YEARS

ROBINSON R44 I VH-HMT (MSN 2602) 7 YEARS

JETSTAR AIRBUS A320-261N VH-A5C (MSN 12374)
JQ471 OFF TO NEWCASTLE (NTL) 1.6 YEARS

JETSTAR AIRBUS A321-251NX VH-OYC (MSN 11676)
JQ043 OFF TO DENPASAR (DPS) 2 YEARS

NINE NETWORK NEWS AIRBUS HELICOPTERS H125 VH-HWA (MSN 3916) 21 YEARS

DELTA AIRLINES AIRBUS A350-941 N526DN (MSN 709)
DL12 OFF TO LOS ANGELES (LAX) 1 YEAR

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-203 VH-EBL (MSN 976)
QF38 ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE (SIN) 17 YEARS

CHINA AIRLINES AIRBUS A350-941 B-18920 (MSN 052)
CI57 ARRIVING FROM TAIPEI (TPE) 9 YEARS

VIETNAM AIRLINES AIRBUS A350-941 VN-A897 (MSN 197)
VN780 OFF TO HO CHI MINH CITY (SGN) 8 YEARS

SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRBUS A380-841 9V-SKM (MSN 065)
SQ237 ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE (SIN) 15 YEARS

GARUDA INDONESIA AIRBUS A330-343 PK-GPY (MSN 1671)
GA716 ARRIVING FROM JAKARTA (CGK) 10 YEARS

GULFSTREAM 650ER N805TM (MSN 6236) 10 YEARS

SCOOT BOEING 787-9 9V-OJF (MSN 37119)
TR58 ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE (SIN) 10 YEARS

ROYAL BRUNEI BOEING 787-8 V8-DLB (MSN 34786) 12 YEARS

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-303 VH-QPJ (MSN 712)
QF29 OFF TO HONG KONG (HKG) 20 YEARS

XIAMEN AIR BOEING 787-9 B-1356 (MSN 63323)
MF804 OFF TO XIAMEN (XMN) 8 YEARS

SHANGHAI AIRLINES BOEING 787-9 B-1111 (MSN 63706)
MU738 OFF TO SHANGHAI (PVG) 7 YEARS

LATAM AIRLINES BOEING 787-9 CC-BGA (MSN 35317)
LA804 OFF TO SANTIAGO (SCL) 11 YEARS

HAINAN AIRLINES AIRBUS A330-243 B-5963 (MSN 1573)
HU483 ARRIVING FROM HAIKOU (HAK) 11 YEARS

MALAYSIA AIRLINES AIRBUS A330-941 9M-MNI (MSN 2088)
MH148 OFF TO KUALA LUMPUR (KUL) 1 YEAR

THAI AIRWAYS AIRBUS A350-941 HS-THV (MSN 187)
TG466 OFF TO BANGKOK (BKK) 8 YEARS

JETSTAR BOEING 787-8 VH-VKK (MSN 36237) 11 YEARS

SHENZHEN AIRLINES AIRBUS A330-343 B-1017 (MSN 1829) 8 YEARS

SHANGHAI AIRLINES BOEING 787-9 B-208X (MSN 63711) 7 YEARS

SRILANKAN AIRLINES AIRBUS A330-343 4R-ALM (MSN 1583)
UL604 ARRIVING FROM COLOMBO (CMB) 11 YEARS

FIJI AIRWAYS AIRBUS A350-941 DQ-FAM (MSN 251)
FJ934 OFF TO NADI (NAN) 7 YEARS

SPORTING THE CBS SURVIVER LOGO (IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS)

QATAR AIRWAYS BOEING 777-3DZ A7-BAM (MSN 38245) 15 YEARS

CATHAY PACIFIC BOEING 777-367 B-HNR (MSN 60724)
CX104 OFF TO HONG KONG (HKG) 10 YEARS

AIR CHINA BOEING 787-9 B-7879 (MSN 34307)
CA165 ARRIVING FROM BEIJING (PEK) 10 YEARS

MELBOURNE CITY

QANTASLINK AIRBUS A220-300 VH-X4J (MSN 55409)
QLK1524 OFF TO CANBERRA (CBR) 6 MONTHS

QANTAS BOEING 737-838 VH-XZP (MSN 44577)
QF686 ARRIVING FROM ADELAIDE (ADL) 11 YEARS

EMIRATES AIRBUS A380-842 A6-EVF (MSN 252) 8 YEARS

SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRBUS A350-941 9V-SMY (MSN 344) 
SQ207 ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE (SIN) 6 YEARS

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-8FE VH-YFY (MSN 41016)
VA1594 ARRIVING FROM NEWCASTLE (NTL) 9 YEARS

QATAR AIRWAYS BOEING 777-3DZ A7-BAG (MSN 36014)
QR904 ARRIVING FROM DOHA (DOH) 16 YEARS

EXECUJET BOMBARDIER GLOBAL EXPRESS VH-VSK (MSN 9248)
ARRIVING FROM HONOLULU (HNL) 19 YEARS

Back in Brisbane, a few quick ones before heading home.

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-202 VH-EBP (MSN 1174)
QF16 OFF TO LOS ANGELES (LAX) 15 YEARS

EMIRATES AIRBUS A380-842 A6-EUS (MSN 234)
EK435 OFF TO DUBAI (DXB) 9 YEARS