Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#361 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#580 of 7558

Top 7.7% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Australia)

#5 of 9 in AU

#6 of 537 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 DRW in numbers: 11,004 ft longest runway · #361 of 650 published · #580 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.7%) · #5 in Australia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

DRW lies at 31 m (103 ft), #437 of 650 published airports by elevation and 28.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 72 ft above the Australia median (31 ft, 9 airports); MEL is highest at 434 ft, 331 ft higher than DRW.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of DRW. Nearest published airport: Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG), 803 NM, 10,171 ft (833 ft shorter than DRW); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,004 ft (3,354 m)

DRW runways: 11/29 11,004 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 18/36 5,000 × 98 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #5 of 9 in Australia; SYD leads by 1,995 ft (12,999 ft). +10% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
11/29	11,004 ft (3354 m / 3.354 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18/36	5,000 ft (1524 m / 1.524 km)	98 ft (30m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →