The Hangar

The Hangar
Map
OperatorEssendon Football Club
Capacity3,500[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground2011
Opened2013
Tenants
Essendon Football Club
Administration & Training (2013–present)
Western United FC (2021–2024)

The Hangar, also known for commercial reasons as The NEC Hangar, is the training facility and headquarters of Australian rules football club the Essendon Bombers.[2] It is located in the north-west Melbourne suburb of Melbourne Airport and was opened in 2013.[3]

  1. ^ "The Hangar". Austadiums. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Welcome to The Hangar". Essendon Football Club. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Bombers settle into new hangar". The Age. Fairfax Media. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2019.