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Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory (Australia)
IATA: DRW ICAO: YPDN
Longest Active Runway
11,004 ft
3,354 meters
Field Elevation
103 ft
31 m MSL
Runway Inventory
2 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
-12.4150°, 130.8818°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#6 in Australia
Out of 537 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#580 Worldwide
Top 7.7% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#5206 MSL
Top 71.5% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+10%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin's longest active runway measures 11,004 ft (3,354 m). It ranks as the #6 longest runway in Australia and #580 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
11/29 11,004 ft (3354m) 197 ft (60m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
18/36 5,000 ft (1524m) 98 ft (30m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/drw.json ↗