RAAF Base Darwin

RAAF Base Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory in Australia
A USAF C-130 taking off from RAAF Base Darwin in 1999
RAAF Base Darwin (YPDN) Location in the Northern Territory
Coordinates	12°24′53″S 130°52′36″E / 12.41472°S 130.87667°E / -12.41472; 130.87667
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 (1940-06-01) – present
Battles/wars	Bombing 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
Identifiers	IATA: DRW, ICAO: YPDN
Elevation	31 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]