Approach setup and speed limits
Select GLS channel 20707, identifier G34A. The final course is 340°, with a 3° glidepath. Holding is not available.
Maximum indicated airspeed at AKDEL is 185 kt. The chart lists ATC approach-speed ranges of 160–185 kt at AKDEL and 150–160 kt at 5 NM from the threshold.
Route and glidepath
Enter at AKDEL at or above 2,500 ft, 9 NM from RW34. The diagram shows PORTS arrivals via ESLOK, ARBEY and ALAXO arrivals via OBGAL, and BOYSE, BOOIN and RAZZI arrivals via BOLTY.
Follow the 340° course and 3° glidepath. The path passes BOSGI at 1,650 ft, 4 NM from RW34. Threshold elevation is 330 ft and the published reference datum height is 50 ft.
Three-degree glidepath checks
All distances below are to RW34, the runway threshold reference.
Straight-in minimum
For categories A, B, C and D/Dₗ, the GLS minimum is 530 ft above mean sea level, a 200 ft height above threshold, with 1.5 km visibility.
Missed approach
Track 340° 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°40′–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; 935; 808; 948; 817; 945; 691; 706; 775; 526; 564; 552; 573; 1,041; 772; 697; 1,096; 657; 512. Their geographic positions have not yet been fully transcribed into this text.
Chart MMLGL03-187, revised 9 July 2026, from the fixed publication cycle effective 3 September 2026.
Source: © Airservices Australia, Departure and Approach Procedures, MMLGL03-187.Last modified on October 30, 2026
