Where is DRW airport?

DRW is a large airport in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, at -12.4150, 130.8818, 31 m above sea level.

What time zone is DRW in?

DRW is in the Australia/Darwin time zone, UTC+9:30.

How many passengers use DRW?

1,941,359 passengers in 2025, according to BITRE, the Australian Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (scheduled flights). Jan–May 2026: 692,477 passengers, +0.2% on the same months of 2025.

Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin opened in 1919.

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DRW — Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin

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Large airport in Darwin, Australia.

IATA code: DRW
ICAO code: YPDN
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,941,359; 2025 · +6.8% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 8; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+9:30; Australia/Darwin
Elevation: 31 m; 102 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 3,354 m

Jan–May 2026: 692,477 passengers, +0.2% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About DRW

Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin is a large airport serving Darwin, Australia. It opened in 1919 and is run by Royal Australian Air Force. 1,941,359 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 8 nonstop routes from DRW.

Wikidata (CC0) · BITRE (CC BY). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from DRW

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
DRW → BNE	Brisbane, Australia	2,849 km	358,925
DRW → MEL	Melbourne, Australia	3,124 km	290,835
DRW → PER	Perth, Australia	2,647 km	186,042
DRW → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	3,339 km	125,011
DRW → DPS	Denpasar, Indonesia	1,766 km	106,034
DRW → DIL	Dili, Timor-Leste	726 km	33,836
DRW → KUL	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3,636 km	25,266
DRW → CAN	Guangzhou, China	4,400 km	6,275

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
SNB	Snake Bay Airport	Milikapiti, Australia	114 km
MNG	Maningrida Airport	Maningrida, Australia	366 km
RAM	Ramingining Airport	Ramingining, Australia	436 km
MGT	Milingimbi Airport	Milingimbi, Australia	437 km
KNX	East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport	Kununurra, Australia	441 km

Distance from DRW to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
DRW → LHR	London, United Kingdom	13,873 km	—
DRW → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	9,181 km	—
DRW → CDG	Paris, France	13,793 km	—
DRW → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	13,346 km	—
DRW → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	11,924 km	—
DRW → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	13,507 km	—
DRW → JFK	New York, United States	16,065 km	—
DRW → ATL	Atlanta, United States	15,742 km	—
DRW → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	12,679 km	—
DRW → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	3,339 km	125,011
DRW → HND	Tokyo, Japan	5,391 km	—
DRW → DOH	Doha, Qatar	9,545 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
11/29	3,354 m	60 m	Asphalt	Yes
18/36	1,524 m	30 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia · -12.4150, 130.8818

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin has the IATA code DRW and the ICAO code YPDN. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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