[6] Funding for the construction of a secondary airport was announced by Prime Minister Ben Chifley on 6 November 1946.

Moorabbin Airport, one of four in the city, serves the general aviation needs for the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

The airport is home to the Royal Victorian Aero Club, the Australian National Aviation Museum and several flight training facilities, including a campus of multinational pilot training organization CAE Oxford Aviation Academy.

The master plan for Moorabbin Airport was approved by the federal Minister for Infrastructure Anthony Albanese MP, on 25 June 2010.

[19] A draft Major Development Plan for Moorabbin Airport drawn up by the Australian company Wesfarmers was refused by Albanese, on 5 August 2013.