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/images/notams/notams21/orbx1130.jpgEstablished in 1921, Essendon Airport is Australia's second oldestinternational airport after Sydney and marks its centenary thisyear. Now known as Essendon Fields Airport, it plays a very importantrole in the aviation sector for Victoria and hosts a large mix ofnon-aviation related businesses. It is also the home to the Australianheadquarters for Orbx. Essendon Airport now operates as a general aviation facility andhosts regular passenger transport to regional locations, privatecharters and tourist flights, emergency services, training and privateaircraft. Since 2001, extensive property development has occurred torevitalise the airport and create a vibrant commercial hub. Source
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/images/notams/notams21/orbx0921/essendon-fields-1.jpg100 Years of Essendon Fields Airport (YMEN): Preview #2 - Ansett Hangars. Hangar 3 was the first hangar constructed for Ansett Airways and isthe oldest remaining Ansett building today. The other Ansett building,Hangar 4, opened in 1938 and at the time was the largest of its kindin Australia. Yours to discover in our upcoming Essendon Airport for MSFS, P3D,and XP11. /images/notams/notams21/orbx0921/essendon-fields-2.jpg /images/notams/notams21/orbx0921/essendon-fields-3.jpgEssendon Fields Airport, colloquially known as Essendon Airport, isa public airport serving scheduled commercial, corporate-jet, charterand general aviation flights. It is located next to the intersectionof the Tullamarine and Calder Freeways, in the north western suburb ofEssendon Fields of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Source FS2004 users might be feeling a bit left out...but fear not, asthere is a fantastic rendition of Essendon Fields Airport availablefor free in the file library: fs2004_ymen_1959_essendon_intl.zip
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/images/notams/notams21/orbx0811/essendon-airport-1.jpgHere are some preview images from Orbx of Essendon Airport (YMEN)for Microsoft Flight Simulator: Essendon Fields Airport, colloquially known as Essendon Airport, isa public airport serving scheduled commercial, corporate-jet, charterand general aviation flights. It is located next to the intersectionof the Tullamarine and Calder Freeways, in the north western suburb ofEssendon Fields of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The airport is theclosest to Melbourne's City Centre, approximately a 13 km (8.1 mi)drive north-west from it and 8 km (5.0 mi) south-east from MelbourneTullamarine Airport. In 1970, Tullamarine Airport replaced Essendon asMelbourne's main airport. /images/notams/notams21/orbx0811/essendon-airport-2.jpg /images/notams/notams21/orbx0811/essendon-airport-3.jpgSource Whilst we're waiting for the release from Orbx, why not have a lookat some of these freeware alternatives in the file library: FS2004 Scenery--Essendon International Airport:fs2004_ymen_1959_essendon_intl.zip FSX Scenery--Essendon Airport:ymen.zip