Melbost (Scottish Gaelic: Mealabost) is a traditionally Gaelic-speaking village to the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland's north-west. It is largely a crofting township and is about 2 1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) east of Stornoway at the head of an isthmus connecting with the Eye Peninsula. Melbost is within the parish of Stornoway. Stornoway Airport is adjacent to the village, and the RAF Stornoway war memorial is located in the village.