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RAAF Base Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory in Australia
A USAF C-130 taking off from RAAF Base Darwin in 1999
RAAF Base Darwin (YPDN) is located in Northern Territory
RAAF Base Darwin (YPDN)
RAAF Base Darwin
(YPDN)
Location in the Northern Territory
Coordinates12°24′53″S 130°52′36″E / 12.41472°S 130.87667°E / -12.41472; 130.87667
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defence
OperatorRAAF Base Darwin Royal Australian Air Force
WebsiteRAAF Base Darwin
Site history
In use1 June 1940 (1940-06-01) – present
Battles/warsBombing of Darwin, World War II
Garrison information
Occupants
  • No. 452 Squadron Darwin Flight
  • No. 92 Wing Detachment B
  • No. 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit
  • Headquarters No. 396 Combat Support Wing
  • No. 321 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron
  • No. 1 Air Terminal Squadron Detachment Darwin
  • No 13 (City of Darwin) Squadron
2 Security forces Squadron Detachment Darwin
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: DRW, ICAO: YPDN
Elevation31 metres (103 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
11/29 3,354 metres (11,004 ft) Asphalt
18/36 1,524 metres (5,000 ft) Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

RAAF Base Darwin (IATA: DRW, ICAO: YPDN) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located in the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory, Australia. The base shares its runway with Darwin International Airport, for civil aviation purposes. The heritage-listed[2] RAAF Base Darwin is a forward operating base with year-round activity with approximately 400 personnel.[3]

  1. ^ YPDN – Darwin (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "RAAF Base Precinct, Stuart Hwy, RAAF Base Darwin, NT, Australia (Place ID 1052524)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government.
  3. ^ "RAAF Base Darwin". Royal Australian Air Force. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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