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Information of Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (joint use)

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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YPDN
DRW

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Location & QuickFacts

Airport ICAO Code:YPDN
Airport IATA Code:DRW
Airport Type:A - Civil
Longitude/Latitude:E 130° 52' 36.00"/S 12° 24' 53.00"
130.876667/-12.414722
Elevation:103 ft / 31.39 m
Location:Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Magnetic Variation:E 3°25.3' (2008-04)
Time Zone:UTC+9:30

Airport Communications

Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Approach/Departure Control APP125.2 M134.1 M305.5 M363.8 M
Air Route Traffic Control BRISBANE CNTR118.15 M
Automatic Terminal Information Service ATIS112.6 M308.0 M316.2 M344.0 M
Clearance Delivery CLNC DEL126.8 M237.3 M
Departure Control DEP123.0 M325.4 M
Ground Control GND121.8 M119.55 M265.3 M
Miscellaneous RAAF AIR OPS8974 K11235 K13206 K3032 K5687 K
Tower TWR133.1 M257.8 M

Communication Remarks

  • Approach/Departure Control - (125.2, 305.5 E of Rwy 18-36)(134.1, 363.8 W of Rwy 18-36)
  • Miscellaneous - .8974 11235 13206 Opr 2100-0900Z. 3032 5687 8974 Opr 0900-2100Z.

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimension:11004 x 197 ft / 3354.0 x 60.0 m
Surface:Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
  Runway 11 Runway 29
Longitude:130.865256 / E 130° 51' 54.92"130.894439 / E 130° 53' 39.98"
Latitude:-12.409408 / S 12° 24' 33.87"-12.419233 / S 12° 25' 09.24"
End Elevation:96.0 ft81.0 ft
Alignment:106.0286.0
Slope:-0.10.1
Touchdown Zone Elev.:96.081.0
Lighting System 1:High Intensity Runway LightsHigh Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 2:PAPI - Precision Approach Path IndicatorCalvert (British)
Lighting System 3:PortablePAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator
Lighting System 4:Portable

Runway 18/36

Dimension:5000 x 98 ft / 1524.0 x 29.9 m
Surface:Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
  Runway 18 Runway 36
Longitude:130.870653 / E 130° 52' 14.35"130.870689 / E 130° 52' 14.48"
Latitude:-12.408842 / S 12° 24' 31.83"-12.422625 / S 12° 25' 21.45"
End Elevation:97.0 ft92.0 ft
Alignment:176.0356.0
Slope:-0.10.1
Touchdown Zone Elev.:97.092.0
Lighting System 1:PortablePortable

Remarks

A-GEAR - BAK-12/14 bi-directional hook cables ea end Rwy 11-29, cables are recessed into rwy, no cros speed rstd in down posn. In the event of pwr failure, cables will rise to a height of 10 CM til pwr is restored.
Caution - Possible wind shear/turbulence on short final all rwy. Bird haz. Several rifle ranges wi Darwin CTLZ, activity indicated by red flags. Model acft opr to 400', 270 2.9 NM fr AD.
Fuel - (NC-100LL) Avbl 2030-0800Z dly, OT 1 hr PN, fone C043-845-0038. (NC-A1, A1+) Avbl H24 C040-988-9236.
JASU - 1(E14) C CM 1(A1) 1(E1) 1(E4) 1(E5) 1(E6) 1(E9) .
Lighting - Portable lgt PN. PAPI both sides, Rwy 11 MEHT 57', Rwy 29 MEHT 59'.
Miscellanouis - Rwy 11-29 wt limits: L1011-414,000 lb. Rwy 18-36 avbl as twy S of Rwy 11-29 SS-SR. Rwy 11-29 grooved.
Noise Abadment - See FLIP PLANNING AP/3.
Oil - O-117.
Restricted - RAAF refueling of Mil acft 24 hr PN. PPR for overnight prk, fone C088-920-1850. All Mil and Mil Charter (incl foreign Mil) acft req handling at RAAF Darwin are to CTC the Base Command Post, fone C618-923-8888. Mil acft rqr svc ctc Base Ops
Restricted - 361.1 inbd. Rwy 11-29 acft abv 220,460 lbs (except B767) 180 turns only at rwy ends.

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