Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (YPDN) Info

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Weather

ATIS

ATIS YPDN J 250320 APCH:EXP VISUAL APCH RWY: 29 AND 36 FOR ARR RWY 29 FOR DEP + SURFACE COND:6/6/6/ BOTH RUNWAYS DRY OPR INFO:VOR AND DME NOT AVBL LAHSO WIND:270/10 VIS:GREATER THAN 10KM WX:SHRA CLD:FEW020 TMP:29 + QNH:1007 SIG WX: DEPARTURE FREQUENCY:123.0

METAR/SPECI

METAR YPDN 250400Z AUTO 31004KT 9999 // NCD 30/26 Q1006 RMK RF00.0/000.6 DL-S

TAF

TAF YPDN 250212Z 2503/2606 29008KT 9999 SCT025 FM251000 27005KT 9999 SCT015 FM260200 30012KT 9999 SCT025 INTER 2511/2603 1000 SHOWERS OF HEAVY RAIN BKN008 SCT015TCU RMK T 30 30 29 28 Q 1008 1005 1005 1007 TAF3

Runways

Ident Surface Length Width
11 3kt tailwind 1kt crosswind from the left
29 3kt headwind 1kt crosswind from the right
18 2kt tailwind 3kt crosswind from the right
36 2kt headwind 3kt crosswind from the left

Wind data is from 17 minutes ago

Map

NOTAMs

C490/25 AIP DEP AND APCH (DAP) YPDN AMD RNP Z RWY 29 LNAV MINIMA CAT A-D 540 (459-1.7) FROM 04 160225 TO PERM

Future

From 16/04/2026 02:25 (UTC)

C225/25 AERODROME AND APPROACH LIGHTING AMD ADD THE FLW: RWY 11/29 MIRL SDBY PWR AVBL RWY 29 SFL SDBY PWR AVBL CHANGE THE FLW TO READ: RWY 11 PAPI 3.0 DEG 65FT SDBY PWR AVBL RWY 29 PAPI 3.0 DEG 60FT SDBY PWR AVBL NOTE 2. RWY 11/29 EDGE LGT SPACING 59M(LONGITUDINAL) 45M(LATERAL) SDBY PWR AVBL AMD EN ROUTE SUPPLEMENT AUSTRALIA (ERSA) FROM 02 280034 TO PERM

Future

From 28/02/2026 00:34 (UTC)

C133/26 NDB 'BGT' 308 RWY11 ON TEST, DO NOT USE FALSE INDICATIONS POSSIBLE EXC ON 45 MIN PN FOR OPR RQMNTS FROM 02 262300 TO 02 270630

Next 48 Hours

26/02/2026 23:00 to 27/02/2026 06:30 (UTC)

C123/26 UA OPS (MULTI-ROTOR BLW 25KG) WILL TAKE PLACE OPR WI 300M RADIUS OF PSN 122319S 1305354E BRG 037 MAG 2NM FM ARP OPR WILL MNT TWR FREQ 133.1 OPR CTC TEL: ****** OR 0491 082 929 SFC TO 205FT AGL FROM 02 262230 TO 02 270630

Next 48 Hours

26/02/2026 22:30 to 27/02/2026 06:30 (UTC)

C122/26 UA OPS (MULTI-ROTOR BLW 25KG) WILL TAKE PLACE OPR WI AREA BOUNDED BY: PSN 122514S 1305435E - 122520S 1305435E - 122521S 1305458E - 122515S 1305458E BRG 100 MAG 2NM FM ARP OPR WILL MNT TWR FREQ 133.1 OPR CTC TEL: ****** OR 0421 559 421 SFC TO 120FT AGL FROM 02 260930 TO 02 261130

Next 48 Hours

26/02/2026 09:30 to 26/02/2026 11:30 (UTC)

C129/26 REPLACE C109/26 ILS 'IDN' 109.7 RWY 29 ON TEST, DO NOT USE FALSE INDICATIONS POSSIBLE EXC ON 30MIN PN FOR OPR RQMNTS FROM 02 252330 TO 02 260330

Next 24 Hours

25/02/2026 23:30 to 26/02/2026 03:30 (UTC)

C121/26 UA OPS (2X MULTI-ROTOR BLW 25KG) WILL TAKE PLACE OPR WI 1300M RADIUS OF PSN 122258S 1305536E 'SHOAL BAY' BRG 054 MAG 3.51NM FM ARP OPR WILL MNT TWR FREQ 133.1 OPR CTC TEL: ****** SFC TO 300FT AGL FROM 02 252030 TO 02 271030 HJ

Next 24 Hours

25/02/2026 20:30 to 27/02/2026 10:30 (UTC)

C131/26 REPLACE C130/26 VOR/DME 'DN' 112.6/73X ON TEST, DO NOT USE FALSE INDICATIONS POSSIBLE EXC ON 30 MIN PN FOR OPR RQMNTS FROM 02 250302 TO 02 250630

Now

25/02/2026 03:02 to 25/02/2026 06:30 (UTC)

C114/26 UA OPS (2 MULTIROTOR BLW 150KG) WILL TAKE PLACE OPR WI 300M RADIUS OF PSN 122433S 1304938E BRG 274 MAG 2.92NM FM ARP OPR WILL MNT TWR FREQ 133.1 OPR CTC TEL: ****** OR 0414 455 508 SFC TO 130FT AGL FROM 02 250230 TO 02 250630

Now

25/02/2026 02:30 to 25/02/2026 06:30 (UTC)

C128/26 TWY E2 HLDG POINT LGT NOT TO STD (ONE LGT U/S) FROM 02 241237 TO 02 251030 EST

Now

24/02/2026 12:37 to 25/02/2026 10:30 Estimated (UTC)

C111/26 FIGHTER REPLENISHMENT APN (FRA) WEST OF CENTRAL TWY INVERT CLSD DUE WIP FROM 02 192345 TO 04 010000

Now

19/02/2026 23:45 to 01/04/2026 00:00 (UTC)

B3/26 TRIGGER NOTAM SUP H11/26 DARWIN AERODROME (YPDN) VFR CODED CLEARANCES AND VFR ROUTES AVBL FM AIRSERVICES WEBSITE WWW.AIRSERVICESAUSTRALIA.COM/AIP/AIP.ASP FROM 02 181600 TO 03 041600

Now

18/02/2026 16:00 to 04/03/2026 16:00 (UTC)

B4/26 REPLACE B2/26 TWR FREQ 257.8 U/S FROM 02 140027 TO 04 300000 EST

Now

14/02/2026 00:27 to 30/04/2026 00:00 Estimated (UTC)

C98/26 UA OPS (2 MULTIROTOR BLW 10KG, FIXED WING BLW 5KG) WILL TAKE PLACE OPR WI 1300M RADIUS OF PSN 122920S 1305345E 'EAST ARM WHARF' BRG 164 MAG 4.6NM FM ARP OPR WILL MNT TWR FREQ 133.1 OPR CTC TEL: ****** OR 0499 212 678 SFC TO 300FT AGL FROM 02 130237 TO 05 131100 HJ

Now

13/02/2026 02:37 to 13/05/2026 11:00 (UTC)

C81/26 REPLACE C43/26 OBST LGT 112FT AMSL U/S BRG 299 MAG 1.58NM FM ARP FROM 02 070733 TO 05 060700 EST HN

Now

07/02/2026 07:33 to 06/05/2026 07:00 Estimated (UTC)

C67/26 REVIEW C16/26 OBST LGT 220FT AMSL U/S PSN 122413.68S 1305435.99E BRG 074 MAG 2.03NM FM ARP FROM 01 310806 TO 03 280800 EST

Now

31/01/2026 08:06 to 28/03/2026 08:00 Estimated (UTC)

C1188/25 REVIEW C945/25 NDB 'BGT' 308 RWY 11 PILOT MNT FROM 12 150612 TO 03 130800 EST

Now

15/12/2025 06:12 to 13/03/2026 08:00 Estimated (UTC)

B43/25 REVIEW B27/25 ATIS FREQ 308 ('BGT' NDB) U/S ALTN FREQ 128.25 FROM 12 150612 TO 03 130800 EST

Now

15/12/2025 06:12 to 13/03/2026 08:00 Estimated (UTC)

C1187/25 REVIEW C975/25 WESTERN GA APN CLSD DUE WIP ALTN PRKG AVBL ON GRASS AREA TO SOUTH OF WESTERN GA APN FROM 12 150124 TO 02 270030 EST

Now

15/12/2025 01:24 to 27/02/2026 00:30 Estimated (UTC)

C884/25 LAHSO DISTANCES AMD CHG NOTE TO READ: LDA FOR LAHSO RWY 29 - 2642(8668) RWY 36 - 1096(3596) AMD ENR SUPPLEMENT AUSTRALIA (ERSA) FROM 08 220508 TO PERM

Now

From 22/08/2025 05:08 (UTC)

C883/25 REVIEW C879/25 LOCAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AMD ADD THE FLW: 8. SURVEY FLIGHTS ADD: D. IMAGE CAPTURE OF DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENTS PROHIBITED IAW DEFENCE ACT 1903. FURTHER INFO AVBL CTC DAR ABOC EMAIL: DAR.ABCP(AT)DEFENCE.GOV.AU AMD ENR SUP AUSTRALIA (ERSA) FROM 08 220327 TO PERM

Now

From 22/08/2025 03:27 (UTC)