| RAAF Base Darwin | |||||||||
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| Darwin, Northern Territory in Australia | |||||||||
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  RAAF Base Darwin (YPDN) Location in the Northern Territory | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°24′53″S 130°52′36″E / 12.41472°S 130.87667°E | ||||||||
| Type | Military airfield | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator |  Royal Australian Air Force | ||||||||
| Website | RAAF Base Darwin | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| In use | 1 June 1940 – present | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | Bombing of Darwin, World War II | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Occupants | 2 Security forces Squadron Detachment Darwin | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: DRW, ICAO: YPDN | ||||||||
| Elevation | 31 metres (103 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| 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]
- ^ YPDN – Darwin (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "RAAF Base Precinct, Stuart Hwy, RAAF Base Darwin, NT, Australia (Place ID 1052524)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government.
- ^ "RAAF Base Darwin". Royal Australian Air Force. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 August 2017.