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RAAF Base Curtin airport (Australia)
RAAF Base Curtin airport is located near with Derby at 21mi↑, Derby-West Kimberley at 96mi↑, Broome at 108mi↑, Fitzroy Crossing at 123mi↑, Broome at 140mi↑, Wyndham-East Kimberley at 232mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Australia and Southernmost airports in Australia
→ See also airports in Australia
aerial view of RAAF Base Curtin airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : YCIN
- IATA code : DCN
- Local code : -
Elevation : 91 m = 299ft
→ See also Highest airports in Australia and Lowest airports in Australia
Runways
- runway 11/29 : 3049m = 10003ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Australia
Coming to RAAF Base Curtin airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- RAAF Base Curtin airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Derby airport at 18mi : book on Trip.com
- Kimberley Downs airport at 37mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for RAAF Base Curtin airport YCIN DCN
METAR for RAAF Base Curtin airport YCIN DCN
SPECI YCIN 010900Z AUTO 14019KT 020V140 9999 VCTS SCT100 37/17 Q1005
Decoded METAR for RAAF Base Curtin airport YCIN DCN
METAR issued by YCIN on Monday, December 1, 2025 at 09:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 25 hours and -1394 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 37°C = 99°F, dew point is 17°C = 63°F. The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 31 %.
QNH is 1005hPa = 29.68inHg
Wind 35km/h = 19kt, direction is 140°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 10000ft = 3050m.
in vicinity thunderstorm
TAF for RAAF Base Curtin airport YCIN DCN
YCIN 010901Z 0109/0120 04007KT 9999 -SHRA NSC FM011100 VRB04KT CAVOK TEMPO 0109/0112 VRB25G40KT 1000 TSRA SCT010 SCT080CB PROB30 TEMPO 0112/0114 VRB25G40KT 1000 TSRA SCT010 SCT080CB
Decoded TAF for RAAF Base Curtin airport YCIN DCN
TAF issued by YCIN on Monday, December 1, 2025 at 09:01 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 1 hours and 45 minutes. weather forecast for 11 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, December 1, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Monday, December 1, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC
0109/0120 04007KT 9999 -SHRA NSC
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 40°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
from Monday, December 1, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Monday, December 1, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
FM011100 VRB04KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
temporarily from Monday, December 1, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Monday, December 1, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0109/0112 VRB25G40KT 1000 TSRA SCT010 SCT080CB
wind 25kt = 46km/h with gusts at 40kt = 74km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 1mi.
thunderstorm rain
scattered clouds at 1000ft = 300m scattered clouds at 8000ft = 2440m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, December 1, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, December 1, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0112/0114 VRB25G40KT 1000 TSRA SCT010 SCT080CB
wind 25kt = 46km/h with gusts at 40kt = 74km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 1mi.
thunderstorm rain
scattered clouds at 1000ft = 300m scattered clouds at 8000ft = 2440m
VAC for RAAF Base Curtin airport YCIN DCN
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for RAAF Base Curtin airport
Around RAAF Base Curtin airport (Australia)
near
- Hotels in Derby
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 4001mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 8226mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 8227mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 8237mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 8252mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 8308mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 8309mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 8310mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 8315mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 8320mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 8330mi↑
- Station de montagne Zermatt at 8330mi↑
- for RAAF Base Curtin airport at 0mi↑
- for Derby airport at 18mi↑
- for Meda airport at 19mi↑
nearest airports to RAAF Base Curtin airport (Australia)
- Derby airport (YDBY DRB ) at 18mi↑TAF NOTAM
- Meda airport ( AU-0203) at 19mi↑
- Kimberley Downs airport ( KBD AU-KBD) at 37mi↑
- Myroodan Station airport (YMYR MYO ) at 47mi↑NOTAM
- Robinson River airport ( AU-0521) at 57mi↑
- Kimbolton airport ( AU-0520) at 61mi↑
- Napier Downs airport (YNPD ) at 70mi↑NOTAM
- Windjana Grove airport (YWDJ ) at 73mi↑NOTAM
- Beagle Bay airport (YBGB BEE ) at 87mi↑NOTAM
- Mount Hart Station airport (YMHT ) at 89mi↑NOTAM
- Roebuck Plains Roadhouse airport ( AU-0522) at 89mi↑
- Noonkanbah airport (YNKA NKB ) at 92mi↑NOTAM
- One Arm Point airport (YOAP ) at 95mi↑NOTAM
- Lombadina airport (YLBD ) at 95mi↑TAF NOTAM
- Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm airport ( AU-0201) at 95mi↑
- Arrow Pearling Base airport ( AU-0202) at 98mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Australia
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
