Darwin International Airport, DRW

Airport Name: Darwin International Airport
IATA Code: DRW, ICAO Code: YPDN
Airport Type: Medium Airport
Elevation: 31 metres.
Municipiality: Darwin, Region: Northern Territory, Country: Australia
Website: DRW Airport Official Website
Wikipedia link: DRW Airport on Wikipedia
Also Known As: RAAF Base Darwin

As the only airport serving its capital city, the Darwin International Airport is Northern Territory's busiest airport. And with approximately 2 million passengers and 56 flights per year, it also ranks as Australia's 10th busiest.

The airport is located on the suburb of Marrara, which is 13km away from the city center of Darwin. It shares runways with Base Darwin of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

History

When the England to Australia air race was announced in 1919, Darwin Airport, which was then known as Parap Airfield, was built to serve as the Australian Terminal for the said event. After that, the airfield was used for both military and civilian operations.

In 1946, the airfield closed down when the Department of Aviation made RAAF's Base Darwin available for civilian air operations. That military base became known as Darwin International Airport. For 24 years, starting from 1950 up to 1974, the airport acted as Northern Territory's main airport. It also became an important stop for flights coming from and going to Asia, Australia, and Europe. In 1970, however, with the introduction of longer range aircrafts, these flights need not to stop in Darwin anymore, and they chose to stop their services.

Runways

Darwin International Airport has two asphalt runways - 11/29 and 18/36 - measuring 3,354m and 1,524m respectively.

Terminals

At present, the airport has only one terminal for both domestic and international operations. This terminal has a number of food outlets and shopping stores, including duty-free for the international passengers. Due to the increasing number of passengers, a terminal expansion project will be carried out soon.

Flights and Destinations

Darwin International Airport currently has regular domestic and international flights going to the various parts of Australia and Southeast Asia. Jetstar Airways has already expressed its great interest in developing the airport to make it a hub for its flights to Asia.

Darwin International Airport Arrivals

Darwin International Airport Departures

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Routes To and From Darwin International Airport

Schedules for Flights From Darwin International Airport:

• Darwin to Adelaide flights.
• Darwin to Alice Springs flights.
• Darwin to Argyle flights.
• Darwin to Brisbane flights.
• Darwin to Broome flights.
• Darwin to Cairns flights.
• Darwin to Groote Eylandt flights.
• Darwin to Kununurra flights.
• Darwin to Maningrida flights.
• Darwin to Mcarthur River Mine flights.
• Darwin to Melbourne flights.
• Darwin to Mount Isa flights.
• Darwin to Nhulunbuy flights.
• Darwin to Perth flights.
• Darwin to Sydney flights.

Schedules for Flights To Darwin International Airport:

• Adelaide to Darwin flights.
• Alice Springs to Darwin flights.
• Argyle to Darwin flights.
• Brisbane to Darwin flights.
• Broome to Darwin flights.
• Cairns to Darwin flights.
• Groote Eylandt to Darwin flights.
• Kununurra to Darwin flights.
• Maningrida to Darwin flights.
• Mcarthur River Mine to Darwin flights.
• Melbourne to Darwin flights.
• Mount Isa to Darwin flights.
• Nhulunbuy to Darwin flights.
• Perth to Darwin flights.
• Sydney to Darwin flights.