DRW

Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin

ICAO YPDN12.4150°S 130.8818°E31 m / 103 ftLarge airport
On the map

Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (IATA: DRW, ICAO: YPDN) is a large airport in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It opened in 1919. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,354 m (11,004 ft). It is operated by Royal Australian Air Force. In 2022 it handled 1.7 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1919–1919
1919
OpenedDarwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Darwin International Airport
11/29109° / 289° · LIT
LENGTH3,354 m11,004 ftWIDTH60 m197 ftSURFACEAsphalt
18/36180° / 360° · LIT
LENGTH1,524 m5,000 ftWIDTH30 m98 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022
1.9M
2.0M
2.0M
2.1M
2.1M
2.1M
2.1M
2.0M
2.0M
702K
1.1M
1.7M
111213141516171819202122

Routes

21 destinations · 4 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km500 mi1,000 mi1,500 mi2,000 miKTR · Tindal Airport · 285 km / 177 miGBL · South Goulburn Is Airport · 285 km / 177 miKNX · East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport · 441 km / 274 miELC · Elcho Island Airport · 511 km / 318 miGTE · Groote Eylandt Airport · 628 km / 390 miGOV · Gove Airport · 645 km / 401 miDIL · Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport · 727 km / 452 miTCA · Tennant Creek Airport · 877 km / 545 miASP · Alice Springs Airport · 1,306 km / 812 miCNS · Cairns International Airport · 1,674 km / 1,040 miDPS · Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · 1,765 km / 1,097 miTSV · Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville · 1,860 km / 1,156 miADL · Adelaide International Airport · 2,621 km / 1,629 miPER · Perth International Airport · 2,653 km / 1,648 miBNE · Brisbane International Airport · 2,850 km / 1,771 miMEL · Melbourne Airport · 3,132 km / 1,946 miSYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · 3,154 km / 1,960 miSIN · Singapore Changi Airport · 3,340 km / 2,075 miOOL · Gold Coast Airport · 2,929 km / 1,820 miCBR · Canberra Airport · 3,141 km / 1,952 miBIK · Frans Kaisiepo Airport · 1,375 km / 854 miSINSYDMELOOLPERADLTSVDPSCNSBIKASPTCADILGOVGTEKNXKTRGBLCBRBNEELCDRW
Year-round18
KTRTindal AirportAustralia · Airnorth285 km177 miGBLSouth Goulburn Is AirportAustralia · Fly Tiwi285 km177 miKNXEast Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) AirportAustralia · Airnorth441 km274 miELCElcho Island AirportAustralia · Airnorth511 km318 miGTEGroote Eylandt AirportAustralia · Airnorth628 km390 miGOVGove AirportAustralia · Airnorth645 km401 miDILPresidente Nicolau Lobato International AirportTimor-Leste · QantasLink, Airnorth, Aero Dili727 km452 miTCATennant Creek AirportAustralia · Airnorth877 km545 miASPAlice Springs AirportAustralia · QantasLink, Airnorth1,306 km812 miCNSCairns International AirportAustralia · QantasLink, Airnorth1,674 km1,040 miDPSDenpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International AirportIndonesia · Jetstar Airways1,765 km1,097 miTSVTownsville Airport / RAAF Base TownsvilleAustralia · Airnorth1,860 km1,156 miADLAdelaide International AirportAustralia · Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways2,621 km1,629 miPERPerth International AirportAustralia · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia2,653 km1,648 miBNEBrisbane International AirportAustralia · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways2,850 km1,771 miMELMelbourne AirportAustralia · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways3,132 km1,946 miSYDSydney Kingsford Smith International AirportAustralia · Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways3,154 km1,960 miSINSingapore Changi AirportSingapore · Singapore Airlines, Qantas Airways3,340 km2,075 mi
Most destinationsAirnorth 11Jetstar Airways 6Qantas Airways 6QantasLink 4Virgin Australia 4Fly Tiwi 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from DRW. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Darwin International Airport” (revision of 6 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers1.7M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#632of 3,974 · #18 Oceania · #10 AULongest runway3,354 m11,004 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=650of 29,823 · #12 Oceania · #6 AUElevation31 m103 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=36,676of 43,341 · =1,530 Oceania · =952 AUAgeOpened 19192026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=173of 15,079 · #3 Oceania · #3 AURunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =62 Oceania · =33 AU
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

8 channels
A/DAPP125.200
ARTCBRISBANE CNTR118.150
ATISATIS112.600
CLDCLNC DEL126.800
DEPDEP123.000
GNDGND121.800
MISCRAAF AIR OPS897.400
TWRTWR133.100