Cargo Charter Melbourne: Freighter & Project Cargo

Melbourne is Victoria's freight gateway and one of the busiest cargo airports in the southern hemisphere. Aviall arranges freighter charter from Tullamarine (MEL/YMML), with smaller, time-critical movements out of Essendon Fields (MEB/YMEN) and select large-aircraft operations through Avalon (AVV/YMAV).

Aircraft are sourced against the shipment, not the reverse. Regional 737F for short-haul and Tasmanian work, A330F or 777F for intercontinental general cargo, 747F for nose-loaded long pieces, and AN-124 or IL-76 for genuine outsize project moves into mining, energy, defence and humanitarian sites across the region.

Aircraft size, payload and ground-handling needs determine the right Melbourne airport for each mission.

• Tullamarine (MEL/YMML), primary freighter base; widebody and outsize movements with full ground handling, customs and bonded warehousing
• Essendon Fields (MEB/YMEN), inner-city airport for time-critical, smaller-aircraft cargo, AOG components and high-value urgent freight
• Avalon (AVV/YMAV), long runway and lower congestion, used for selected freighter movements when Tullamarine slots are tight

Melbourne cargo charter demand is shaped by Victoria's industrial base and the city's role as a national distribution hub.

• Automotive, defence and advanced-manufacturing project cargo into and out of Victorian industrial corridors
• Time-critical pharmaceutical and biomedical shipments under temperature control
• Mining and energy spares and equipment into remote Australian and Pacific sites
• Dangerous goods under full IATA DG protocols, lithium, fuels, oxidisers and Class 1
• Outsize project pieces requiring nose-loading or AN-124 ramp loading
• AOG and aerospace component recovery for operators based at Tullamarine and Avalon

Cargo charter pricing follows aircraft type, route and turnaround. Aviall sources from a global pool, so the right aircraft is matched to the mission rather than the other way around.

• 737-400F / 737-800F, up to ~22 t, regional Australian and Tasmanian routes
• A330-200F / 777F: 60-100 t, intercontinental general cargo
• 747-400F / 747-8F: 110-130 t, nose-loadable long pieces
• IL-76TD, outsize, heavy and rugged-strip capable
• AN-124-100: 100-120 t single piece, true outsize project cargo

Use these pages to plan multi-modal or multi-city missions originating in or routing through Melbourne.

• Air Charter Melbourne, passenger, group and medevac out of MEL, MEB and AVV
• Cargo Charter Australia, national freighter coverage
• Emergency & AOG Logistics, time-critical aircraft-on-ground and crisis cargo