AirportsDarwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin is a large airport serving Darwin, in Northern Territory, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DRW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DRW
- ICAO code
- YPDN
- City
- Darwin
- State or region
- Northern Territory
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 12.4150° S, 130.8818° E
- Elevation
- 31 m (103 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,354 m (11,004 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DRW means Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YPDN. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 12.4150° S, 130.8818° E. It stands 31 metres (103 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Darwin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,354 metres (11,004 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,354 m 11,004 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Snake Bay AirportMilikapiti | SNB | 114 km |
| Maningrida AirportManingrida | MNG | 366 km |
| Ramingining Airport | RAM | 436 km |
| Milingimbi AirportMilingimbi Island | MGT | 437 km |
| East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) AirportKununurra | KNX | 441 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,358 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,256 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,182 km | 11 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,872 km | 17 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,061 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,675 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,340 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,415 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,154 km | 4 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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