# Derby Airport (DRB / YDBY)

**Derby Airport** (IATA: DRB, ICAO: YDBY) is a medium airport in Derby, Western Australia, Australia. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,736 m (5,696 ft). It is operated by Shire of Derby-West Kimberley.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ydby

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DRB / YDBY
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
- Serves: Derby, Western Australia, Australia
- Elevation: 7 m / 24 ft
- Coordinates: -17.3719, 123.6622
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,736 m / 5,696 ft
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Australia/Perth
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby_Airport_(Western_Australia) (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5261416
- Weather station: YDBY
- Ident: YDBY

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 1,736 m / 5,696 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 111° / 291° | yes |
| 05/23 | 1,158 m / 3,799 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Gravel | 056° / 236° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,736 m / 5,696 ft | =5,144 of 29,858 | #211 in Oceania | #142 in AU |
| Elevation | 7 m / 24 ft | =40,976 of 43,403 | =1,977 in Oceania | =1,169 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.700 |
| FSS | BRISBANE CNTR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [DCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycin.md) RAAF Base Curtin · 29 km / 18 mi
- [AU-0203](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0203.md) Meda Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [KBD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-kbd.md) Kimberley Downs Airport · 74 km / 46 mi
- [AU-0521](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0521.md) Robinson River Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [AU-0520](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0520.md) Kimbolton Airport · 77 km / 48 mi
- [AU-MYO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-myo.md) Camballin Airport · 86 km / 54 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ydby/data