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Darwin International airport (Australia)
Darwin International airport is located near Darwin, with Darwin at 1mi↑, Bagot at 1mi↑, Ludmilla at 2mi↑, Fannie Bay at 3mi↑, Nightcliff at 3mi↑, Stuart Park at 3mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Australia and Southernmost airports in Australia
→ See also airports in Australia
aerial view of Darwin International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : YPDN
- IATA code : DRW
- Local code : -
Elevation : 31 m = 102ft
→ See also Highest airports in Australia and Lowest airports in Australia
Runways
- runway 11/29 : 3354m = 11004ft
- runway 18/36 : 1524m = 5000ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Australia
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Aviation weather for Darwin International airport YPDN DRW
METAR for Darwin International airport YPDN DRW
METAR YPDN 181100Z AUTO 03001KT 9999 // NCD 22/16 Q1015 RMK RF00.0/000.0
Decoded METAR for Darwin International airport YPDN DRW
METAR issued by YPDN on Monday, August 18, 2025 at 11:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 7 hours and 52 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 22°C = 72°F, dew point is 16°C = 61°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 69 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.97inHg
Wind 2km/h = 1kt, direction is 30°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : RF000/0000
TAF for Darwin International airport YPDN DRW
YPDN 180541Z 1806/1912 11010KT CAVOK FM180700 35012KT CAVOK FM181100 21005KT CAVOK FM181500 12006KT CAVOK FM190000 10014KT CAVOK FM190700 35012KT CAVOK FM191100 21005KT CAVOK RMK T 31 27 24 22 Q 1013 1014 1016 1016 TAF3
Decoded TAF for Darwin International airport YPDN DRW
TAF issued by YPDN on Monday, August 18, 2025 at 05:41 UTC, issued 13 hours and 11 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, August 18, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Monday, August 18, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
1806/1912 11010KT 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 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 110°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Monday, August 18, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Monday, August 18, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC
FM180700 35012KT 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 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 350°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Monday, August 18, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Monday, August 18, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
FM181100 21005KT 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 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 210°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Monday, August 18, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Monday, August 18, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM181500 12006KT 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 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 120°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Monday, August 18, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, August 19, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
FM190000 10014KT 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 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 100°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Tuesday, August 19, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Tuesday, August 19, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC
FM190700 35012KT 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 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 350°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Tuesday, August 19, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Tuesday, August 19, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
FM191100 21005KT 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 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 210°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
VAC for Darwin International airport YPDN DRW
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 Darwin International airport
Around Darwin International airport (Australia)
near
- Hotels in Darwin
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 3733mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 8299mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 8304mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 8309mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 8324mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 8357mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 8358mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 8382mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 8384mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 8387mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 8395mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 8397mi↑
- for Darwin International airport at km↑
- for Royal Darwin Hospital airport at 4mi↑
- for Robertson Barracks airport at 7mi↑
nearest airports to Darwin International airport (Australia)
- Royal Darwin Hospital heliport (YXDH ) at 4mi↑NOTAM
- Robertson Barracks heliport (YRBK ) at 7mi↑NOTAM
- Gerald Farm airport ( AU-0141) at 10mi↑
- Belyuen Oval Helicopter Landing Site heliport ( AU-0249) at 15mi↑
- Delissaville airport (YDLV DLV ) at 16mi↑NOTAM
- Sandford Airstrip airport ( AU-0499) at 18mi↑
- Emkaytee (Unlic) airport (YMKT ) at 18mi↑NOTAM
- Strauss Airstrip airport ( AU-0502) at 21mi↑defunct airport
- Lachlan E Purkis Memoral airport ( AU-0424) at 24mi↑
- Crab Claw Island Landing Ground airport ( AU-0127) at 27mi↑
→ 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