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MLN Melilla Airport
Melilla Airport (IATA: MLN, ICAO:GEML) is located in the the city of Melilla, Montenegro.

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IATA Code

MLN

ICAO Code

GEML

Name

Melilla Airport

Type

Country / Region

Montenegro (ME)

City

Melilla

Latitude

35.2798004

Longitude

-2.9562600

Time Zone

UTC+01:00

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Airport Overview

Melilla Airport (MLN)

Melilla Airport is a compact regional passenger airport serving the Spanish autonomous city of Melilla on the North African coast. The supplied record identifies ICAO code GEML, coordinates 35.2798004, -2.9562600, and the address “Melilla, Spain.” It also lists the country as Montenegro, which conflicts with the address and the airport’s operational geography; our service team recommends reconciling this field before issuing an air waybill, customs declaration, or origin-country document. The airport should be treated as a regional gateway rather than a dedicated international cargo hub. Cargo acceptance, aircraft uplift, warehouse handling, customs status, and onward connections must be confirmed shipment by shipment with the appointed carrier and handling agent.

Airport name	Melilla Airport
IATA / ICAO	MLN / GEML
Supplied location	Melilla, Spain
Coordinates	35.2798004, -2.9562600
Time zone	UTC+01:00 as supplied; seasonal daylight-saving treatment should be checked before cut-off planning

Key Highlights

What Forwarders Should Assess First

Regional airport profile: cargo is likely to depend on available belly capacity and interline or road-feeder arrangements rather than freighter operations.
Capacity and acceptance are flight-specific; booking confirmation should include commodity, dimensions, chargeable weight, and handling requirements.
Melilla’s separated geographic position makes the final connection plan and local delivery arrangements particularly important.
The supplied country-field discrepancy must be corrected in the master data and shipping documents before customs or carrier submission.
For urgent or high-volume consignments, our team should compare direct uplift with mainland Spanish gateway alternatives before confirming the routing.

Cargo Facilities & Services

Facility Planning for Regional Air Cargo

Publicly confirmed facility specifications, cargo-terminal area, cold-room capacity, bonded-warehouse status, and dangerous-goods storage arrangements should not be assumed from the airport code alone. Our service team will request written confirmation from the carrier or appointed ground handler before accepting specialized freight.

General cargo: verify acceptance windows, warehouse receiving procedure, piece limits, screening requirements, and whether the shipment is handled locally or transferred through a mainland gateway.
Temperature-controlled cargo: obtain confirmation of cool-room availability, handover duration, packaging requirements, and exposure limits; use validated passive packaging where facility capability is not confirmed.
Dangerous goods: confirm whether the operating carrier and handler accept the relevant IATA DGR classification, packing instruction, labels, documentation, and quantity limits.
Customs-controlled cargo: establish the responsible customs office, declaration location, inspection process, and release-to-delivery sequence before dispatch.
Oversized or special cargo: pre-clear dimensions, aircraft loading method, equipment availability, and local delivery access; do not tender on the basis of passenger-aircraft capacity assumptions.

Routes & Transit Times

Routing and Connection Logic

Typical planning should begin with available passenger-aircraft belly capacity and connections through suitable Spanish or European gateways, subject to the operating carrier’s current schedule.
There is no basis here to promise a particular airline, frequency, direct cargo route, or transit time. Our team will verify the actual uplift, interline acceptance, and transfer point at booking stage.
Shipments moving to or from mainland Spain may require a coordinated air segment, road feeder, or alternative gateway plan. The selected option depends on customs treatment, security controls, cargo type, and final delivery address.
Transit can be extended by limited regional capacity, missed connection, weather, aircraft weight restrictions, security screening, customs examination, or local handling availability.

For time-critical freight, request a routing comparison that shows confirmed uplift, transfer responsibility, customs milestone, and final-mile handover rather than relying on a nominal airport-to-airport schedule.

Hinterland & Key Cargo

Market Coverage and Commodity Fit

The primary service area is Melilla and its local commercial, public-sector, retail, and service economy; cargo volumes should be assessed by origin and destination address rather than by airport proximity alone.
Suitable consignments may include documents, spare parts, e-commerce parcels, retail replenishment, samples, repair items, and other relatively compact general cargo, subject to carrier acceptance.
High-value electronics, pharmaceuticals, perishables, live animals, and dangerous goods require advance operational confirmation and may be better routed through a gateway with dedicated specialist infrastructure.
For inbound freight, confirm whether the consignee can complete customs formalities locally and whether delivery requires a designated customs broker or controlled handover.

Operations & Compliance

Execution Controls Before Tender

Cut-off: obtain the carrier and handler’s cargo acceptance cut-off for the specific flight; local cut-off may differ from the scheduled departure time and may change for screened or special cargo.
Documents: prepare a correctly completed air waybill, commercial invoice, packing list, customs data, permits, and commodity-specific declarations. Ensure the country, city, and airport data are consistent across all documents.
Special cargo: dangerous goods, lithium batteries, temperature-sensitive products, valuables, human remains, and live animals require prior acceptance and may be subject to route-specific restrictions.
Release and delivery: confirm who arranges screening, customs clearance, inspection attendance, storage, demurrage exposure, and final collection. Do not assume airport-side collection is available outside the handler’s working window.

Shipping Tips

Recommended Booking Approach

Send our team the exact origin, destination, commodity description, HS code where available, pieces, dimensions, gross weight, chargeable-weight basis, and required delivery date before rate or routing confirmation.
Use robust, stackable packaging with clear piece identification. For fragile or temperature-sensitive freight, provide packaging specifications and handling instructions before tender.
Resolve the Montenegro-versus-Spain country-field conflict in the supplied database record before generating labels, invoices, customs entries, or electronic booking messages.
Request a primary route through Melilla Airport together with a mainland-gateway alternative when the shipment is urgent, high-value, oversized, temperature-sensitive, or dependent on a narrow delivery window.

Frequently Asked Questions

Practical Forwarder FAQs

Can Melilla Airport handle international air cargo?

International handling depends on the operating carrier, customs arrangement, screening process, and the specific shipment. Our team will obtain acceptance confirmation rather than infer capability from the airport code.

Can we book a freighter or guaranteed cargo capacity?

No such capacity should be presumed. The airport is best planned as a regional gateway where available passenger-aircraft capacity or a connecting gateway may determine the solution. Confirmation is required for every booking.

Is there a cold chain for pharmaceuticals or perishables?

Cold-room access, monitoring, and transfer protection must be confirmed with the appointed handler. If the facility chain cannot be verified, our team may recommend validated packaging or an alternative gateway.

How should dangerous goods be arranged?

Submit the classification, UN number, packing instruction, quantity, shipper’s declaration where applicable, and package details before booking. Acceptance remains subject to the carrier, handler, aircraft, and routing restrictions.

Why does the supplied record show Montenegro?

The input record lists Montenegro as the country but gives “Melilla, Spain” as the address. This is a material master-data inconsistency. Our service team will require correction or documented clarification before customs and transport documents are finalized.

Data Sources & Provenance

Verification Boundaries

Airport identifiers, coordinates, address, country field, city field, and time-zone value shown above are taken from the supplied airport record. Operational items that can change—carrier acceptance, cargo cut-off, handling arrangements, customs workflow, routing, capacity, and transit time—must be reconfirmed before shipment tender.

Spanish airport operator and airport information reference: aena.es
Spanish aviation safety and regulatory reference: seguridadaerea.gob.es
International air transport standards and industry reference: iata.org
International civil aviation reference: icao.int

The listed domains are provided for independent verification of airport, aviation, and industry information. They do not establish a guaranteed cargo service, acceptance window, facility specification, or route for a particular shipment.