Darwin International Airport
Darwin International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Darwin International Airport Pty Ltd (DIA) | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Darwin | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Eaton, Northern Territory, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Airnorth | ||||||||||||||
| Focus city for | Qantas | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 103 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°24′53″S 130°52′36″E / 12.41472°S 130.87667°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Darwin International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart passenger and aircraftmovements from the Department of Infrastructure and Transport Darwin International Airport Pty Ltd (DIA) is 100% owned by Airport Development Group of Northern Territory Airports. | |||||||||||||||
Darwin International Airport (IATA: DRW, ICAO: YPDN) is a domestic and international airport serving Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the eleventh busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements, with almost 1.8 million passengers travelling through in FY 2024. It is the main airport and the sole international airport serving the Darwin area.
The airport is located in Darwin's northern suburbs, 8 km (5.0 mi) from Darwin city centre, in the suburb of Eaton. It shares runways with the Royal Australian Air Force's RAAF Base Darwin.
Darwin Airport has an international terminal, a domestic terminal and a cargo terminal. Both of the passenger terminals have a number of shops and cafeterias.
Darwin was one of only two airfields in Australia (the other being RAAF Base Amberley) that were listed as a Transoceanic Abort (TOA) landing site for the Space Shuttle.