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Darwin International Airport

-12.41470°N
130.87700°W
ARR / DAY
33
▲ 4.1%
DEP / DAY
43
▲ 3.5%
ON-TIME
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schedules pending
AVG DELAY
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7d window

Darwin International Airport (YPDN/DRW) is a medium international airport located in Darwin, Australia. It features 2 runways with the longest being 11,004 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 33 arrivals and 43 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 18 carriers across 7 routes. The most active carrier is Capiteq (ANO). The busiest route is to Brisbane International Airport (YBBN).

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 2 total

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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
2
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Return to field
4

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
72°F
Wind
3 kts
100°
Visib
3701 m
Ceil
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YPDN 022030Z AUTO 10003KT 3700 BR FEW043 22/21 Q1016

Runways

2 installed

11,004 FT MAX
11/29
11,004 ft × 197
ASP● LIT
18/36
5,000 ft × 98
ASP● LIT

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

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Top carriers

Share of flights

28 total
TOP 9 158
Capiteq 23% Qantas Airways 16% Care Flight (NSW) 16% Qantaslink 13% Virgin Australia 9% Surveillance Australia P/L 9% NON 4% DNG 4% Singapore Airlines 3%

Top destinations

By flight count

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BNE 11
MEL 7
SYD 7
YRBK 5
ADL 4
YXDH 3

Carriers

See all + destinations → 28
Capiteq
36
Qantas Airways
26
Care Flight (NSW)
26
Qantaslink
21
Virgin Australia
15
Surveillance Australia P/L
15
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NON
7
DNG
7
Singapore Airlines
5
Alliance Airlines Pty
5
Jetstar Airways Pty.
4
Toll Aviation Pty
4
US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans
3
Tailwind Havayollari A.S.
3
China Southern Airlines
3
D.O. Systems
3
Tropic Airlines-Air Molokai(Honolulu
2
Federal State Budget Institution Aviation Rescue Company of Emercom of Russia
2
Harco Aviation (Houston
2
PKT
1
Royal Australian AIR Force
1
AIR Mobility Command (AMC)
1
VHF
1
Transportes Aereos SAN Rafael Ltda.
1
Usac Airways 695
1
Aero Dili Transport Service
1
Commandement du Transport Aerien Militaire Francais
1
WGT
1

Destination network

Great-circle routes from YPDN · last 7d

11 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
DRWADL
Adelaide, AU
 Qantaslink 4 3h 34m
DRWBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Virgin Australia 4 3h 46m
DRWBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Qantas Airways 4 3h 42m
DRWSYD
Sydney, AU
 Qantas Airways 4 4h 17m
DRWMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Qantas Airways 3 3h 59m
DRWMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Virgin Australia 3 4h 12m
DRWYXDH
Darwin, AU
 NON 2 0h 3m
DRWBNE
Brisbane, AU
 US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans 2 3h 46m
DRWSYD
Sydney, AU
 Virgin Australia 2 4h 30m
DRWBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Toll Aviation Pty 1 4h 7m
DRWPER
Perth, AU
 Capiteq 1 4h 58m
DRWYXDH
Darwin, AU
 Care Flight (NSW) 1 0h 52m
DRWYRBK
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 1 0h 15m
DRWYRBK
 NON 1 0h 3m
DRWHNL
Honolulu, US
 AIR Mobility Command (AMC) 1 12h 38m
DRWAU-0141
 Surveillance Australia P/L 1 4h 14m
DRWHKG
Islands, New Territories, HK
 Qantas Airways 1 5h 26m
DRWAU-0141
 NON 1 0h 3m
DRWPER
Perth, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 1 7h 59m
DRWSYD
Sydney, AU
 Toll Aviation Pty 1 4h 14m

Pilot & community notes

4 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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adidas
01/21/2022
incorrect position
incorrect position
jmblanco430
09/05/2009
YPDN
RUNWAY 29---109.70---285º
Anonymous
08/25/2007
YPDN
29 is the best one to land on
Ozguy
07/29/2007
DRW
The Darwin Air Museum is well worth a visit.
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