Mildura Airport
Mildura Airport
Mildura Airport (IATA: MQL, ICAO: YMIA) is domestic airport located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southwest of Mildura, Victoria, Australia. It is the busiest regional airport in Victoria and the 32nd busiest Australian airport, servicing 209,300 passengers in FY 2024. It has twice been named Australia's Rural Airport of the Year.
Location
34.229°S, 142.086°E · 51 m s. n. m. (167 ft)
General data
Runways · 2
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 2
Flight information
Common traffic (CTAF)
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
The airport was first established in 1920 as a landing ground for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. In 1923, the airport was officially opened as a commercial airport.
During World War II from 1942 until 1946 it was taken over by the Royal Australian Air Force as RAAF Base Mildura. From 1961 to 1976, Australia and the United States Atomic Energy Commission conducted "Project HIBAL" Upper Atmosphere Sampling at Mildura Airport.
In 1967 the Airport was used to launch balloons for the French National Center for Scientific Research.
QantasLink de Havilland Dash 8 400 and Rex Airlines Saab 340 offer scheduled air services. Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 began the first scheduled jet service from 13 October 2008 before the route was withdrawn in 2020. It is also home to Cobden Air and the Mildura Aero Club.
Its terminal facilities underwent renovation in September 2012, a $6.4 million revamp by builders Mossop Construction + Interiors. This was completed to modernise the airport, as well as increase its passenger handling capabilities to support future air travel growth.
Flights from Mildura to the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, as well as flights to Adelaide and Broken Hill were formerly operated by Bonza and Rex Airlines, respectively.
Airlines operating here · 2
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Mildura Airport (MQL). Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MQL
MLA
“Mildura Airport (MQL).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MQL. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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Harvard
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BibTeX
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