Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport is Australia's second busiest airport. The airport's DEC was about $4 billion in 2011, and is projected to double by 2031.
The airport is privately operated under lease arrangements with the Australian Government. The number of passengers at Tullamarine is forecast to rise from 30.2 million in 2013 to 64.4 million in 2033.333 The operator is currently planning to build a third runway, which is expected to be operational within the life of the Australian Infrastructure Plan.
Avalon Airport, between Melbourne and Geelong, also provides passenger services. The airport processed approximately 700,000 passenger movements in 2010.334
Table 51: Victorian airport passenger and freight volumes - 2013-14
| Revenue passenger (No.) | International Freight (tonnes) | |||||||
| Airport | Domestic | International | Total | Total as % | Inbound | Outbound | Total | Total as % |
| Melbourne | 23,229,896 | 7,666,124 | 30,896,020 | 21.09% | 131,012 | 121,809 | 252,821 | 23.80% |
| Mildura | 217,886 | 0 | 217,886 | 0.15% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Source: Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (2014i)
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333. Melbourne Airport (2013)
334. Avalon Airport (2011)