Avalon Airport (AVV)

Lara, AU 🇦🇺 Medium Airport Scheduled Service

ICAO

YMAV

IATA

AVV

Elevation

35 ft

Region

AU-VIC

Local Time

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Airport Information

GPS Code: YMAV

Local Code: Not available

Location: -38.039398° N, 144.468994° E

Continent: OC

Type: Medium Airport

Keywords: Lara Geelong

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For Pilots

Designation Length Width Surface Status
18/36 10000 ft 148 ft ASP Active Lighted

Type Description Frequency
ATIS ATIS 116.1 MHz
CTAF CTAF 120.1 MHz
FSS MELBOURNE RADAR 135.7 MHz
TWR TWR 120.1 MHz
UNIC FLIGHT OPS 129.3 MHz

Ident Name Type Frequency
AV Avalon VOR-DME 116100 kHz
AV Avalon NDB 404 kHz
RPY Ripley (Decommissioned) NDB 224 kHz

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Operating at Avalon Airport
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Airline Routes Flights Destinations Last Activity
3 27 3 Sep 9, 2025

Ground Transportation

Last updated: Jul 25, 2025
Taxis

A dedicated taxi rank is located directly outside the terminal building. Geelong Taxi Network is the primary provider. Rideshare services like Uber also operate from a designated pickup area.

Rental Cars

Rental car desks for major companies including Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, and Sixt are located inside the arrivals hall. Pre-booking is highly recommended. The rental car parking area is a short walk from the terminal.

Public Transportation

The SkyBus Avalon City Express is the primary public transport option, offering direct services to Southern Cross Station in Melbourne's CBD and a separate service to Geelong. The bus schedule is coordinated with flight arrival and departure times. Tickets can be purchased online or at the airport kiosk.

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YRMH
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Distances are approximate and calculated as straight-line distances.

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Avalon Uses Posted by on December 28, 2015

Emergency Management Victoria operate their Large Air Tanker (LAT) Airbase from Avalon

nav beacon Posted by on September 28, 2014

the Avalon NDB was decommissioned several years back

Avalon uses. Posted by on March 27, 2011

Avalon is a maintenance base for QANTAS. It is also the home of the Australian International Air Show each 2 years on the odd year (2007, 2009, 2011, etc.) It is also a passenger terminal for Jetstar and Tiger Airways.

AVV Posted by Ozguy on July 29, 2007

A handy alternate to Melbourne.