Approach setup and speed limits
Select GLS channel 21118, identifier G09A. The final approach track is 083°, with a 3° glidepath. Holding is as directed by ATC.
Maximum indicated airspeed at GUPUG is 185 kt. The chart lists ATC approach-speed ranges of 160–185 kt at GUPUG and 150–160 kt at 5 NM from the threshold.
Route and glidepath
Enter at GUPUG between 3,000 and 4,000 ft, 11 NM from RW09. The chart shows ALAXO and PORTS arrivals joining from the west, and BOOIN, BOYSE, RAZZI and ARBEY arrivals joining from the north.
Follow the 083° course and 3° glidepath. Cross PAPGA at 1,800 ft, 4.3 NM from RW09. The runway threshold has elevation 395 ft and crossing height 50 ft.
Three-degree glidepath checks
All distances below are to RW09, the runway threshold reference.
Straight-in minimum
For categories A, B, C and D/Dₗ, the GLS minimum is 600 ft above mean sea level, a 205 ft height above threshold, with 1.5 km visibility.
Missed approach
Track 083° and climb to 4,000 ft, or as directed by ATC.
Circling and alternate minima
Circling altitudes are feet above mean sea level; the accompanying heights are above the 434 ft aerodrome elevation. Visibility is kilometres.
Frequencies
All frequencies are MHz.
Sector altitudes and map reference
The 10 NM minimum sector altitude is 3,300 ft. The 25 NM MSA, centred on the YMML aerodrome reference point, is 4,500 ft in the northern sector and 3,700 ft in the southern sector. Boundaries are labelled B-080° on the west side and B-260° on the east side.
Bearings are magnetic, with 12° east variation. Elevations are feet above mean sea level. The map scale is 1:500,000, with a 0–5 NM scale bar. It covers labelled grid lines 37°30′–37°50′ S and 144°40′–145°00′ E. YMEN is Essendon Airport, south-east of Melbourne.
The map prints these terrain and obstacle elevations, in feet: 1,598; 1,600; 1,468; 949; 1,021; 830; 920; 687; 655; 1,007; 775; 935; 808; 706; 948; 1,171; 564; 526; 552; 573; 1,041; 772; 1,096; 657. Their geographic positions have not yet been fully transcribed into this text.
Chart MMLGL04-186, revised 19 March 2026, from the fixed publication cycle effective 3 September 2026.
Source: © Airservices Australia, Departure and Approach Procedures, MMLGL04-186.Last modified on October 30, 2026
