| RAAF Base Curtin | |||||||
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Curtin Airport | |||||||
| Derby, Western Australia in Australia | |||||||
  RAAF Base Curtin Location in Western Australia | |||||||
| Coordinates | 17°34′53″S 123°49′42″E / 17.58139°S 123.82833°E | ||||||
| Type | Military airfield | ||||||
| Area | 25,000 hectares (62,000 acres) | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Department of Defence | ||||||
| Operator |  Royal Australian Air Force;Shire of Derby–West Kimberley | ||||||
| Website | RAAF Base Curtin | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1983 | ||||||
| In use | 11 June 1988 – present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Occupants | 'Bare base' | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: DCN, ICAO: YCIN | ||||||
| Elevation | 91 metres (300 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||
RAAF Base Curtin, also sometimes RAAF Curtin[2] (IATA: DCN, ICAO: YCIN) is a joint use Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base and civil airport located 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) southeast[1] of the town of Derby, Western Australia. As it is one of the RAAF's three bare bases, no RAAF units are permanently based at Curtin and it is maintained by a small caretaker staff during peacetime.
The base is named in honour of former Prime Minister John Curtin.
- ^ a b YCIN – Curtin (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart
- ^ "RAAF Curtin". Royal Australian Air Force. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 August 2017.