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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
Coming to Darwin International airport
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Aviation weather for Darwin International airport YPDN DRW
METAR for Darwin International airport YPDN DRW
YPDN 171100Z AUTO 32003KT 9999 // SCT048 30/26 Q1007
Decoded METAR for Darwin International airport YPDN DRW
METAR issued by YPDN on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 11:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 54 hours and -2833 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 30°C = 86°F, dew point is 26°C = 79°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
QNH is 1007hPa = 29.74inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 320°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 4800ft = 1460m.
TAF for Darwin International airport YPDN DRW
YPDN 171058Z 1710/1812 32006KT 9999 SCT035 FM171200 16005KT 9999 SCT020 FM171800 09005KT 9999 SCT020 FM180000 04007KT 9999 SCT035 FM180400 33008KT 9999 FEW040 FM180900 27005KT 9999 SCT015 TEMPO 1712/1716 VRB20G35KT 0500 +TSRA BKN008 SCT035CB PROB30 TEMPO 1710/1712 VRB20G35KT 0500 +TSRA BKN008 SCT035CB PROB30 TEMPO 1716/1810 VRB20G35KT 0500 +TSRA BKN008 SCT035CB
Decoded TAF for Darwin International airport YPDN DRW
TAF issued by YPDN on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:58 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 6 hours and 49 minutes. weather forecast for 26 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
1710/1812 32006KT 9999 SCT035
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 320°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
from Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM171200 16005KT 9999 SCT020
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
from Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM171800 09005KT 9999 SCT020
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 90°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
from Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
FM180000 04007KT 9999 SCT035
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 40°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
from Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
FM180400 33008KT 9999 FEW040
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 330°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
from Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
FM180900 27005KT 9999 SCT015
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m
temporarily from Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1712/1716 VRB20G35KT 0500 +TSRA BKN008 SCT035CB
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
heavy thunderstorm rain
broken at 800ft = 240m scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 1710/1712 VRB20G35KT 0500 +TSRA BKN008 SCT035CB
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
heavy thunderstorm rain
broken at 800ft = 240m scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Wednesday, December 17, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 1716/1810 VRB20G35KT 0500 +TSRA BKN008 SCT035CB
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
heavy thunderstorm rain
broken at 800ft = 240m scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
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↑
- Livingstone Airstrip airport ( AU-0501) at 25mi↑defunct airport
- Crab Claw Island Landing Ground airport ( AU-0127) at 27mi↑
- Palmer airport (YPME ) at 29mi↑NOTAM
- Dundee Downs First Aid Post HLS heliport ( AU-0140) at 34mi↑
- Finniss River Landing Ground airport ( AU-0130) at 39mi↑
- Dundee Beach airport ( AU-0191) at 41mi↑
- Dundee Beach First Aid Post heliport ( AU-0139) at 41mi↑
→ 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