Darwin International Airport (DRW) currently has nonstop service to 21 destinations on 7 airlines in our latest departure data. The busiest route is to Brisbane (BNE), served by 3 carriers, and the largest operator here is Airnorth with nonstops to 10 destinations. 4 of its routes are international.
Route data as of June 15, 2026, based on a 7-day departures sample.
4 international routes in this schedule set
Australia 17 · China 1 · Indonesia 1
3/day on 3 airlines
Airbus A320 family · Embraer E-Jet · Boeing 737
These routes have enough tracked flights or schedule depth for a full guide with duration, distance, airlines, aircraft, and frequency.
Darwin to Brisbane · AU
Melbourne · 1,946 mi · 3/day
Adelaide · 1,629 mi · 2-3/day
Sydney · 1,960 mi · 2-3/day
Perth · 1,648 mi · 1-2/day
Dili · 451 mi · 1-2/day
Singapore · 2,075 mi · 1-2/day
Groote Eylandt · 391 mi · 1/day
Ranked by destinations served, then daily frequency.
Ranked by airlines operating the route. Routes with enough tracked data or schedule depth link to full route guides.
Darwin International Airport (DRW / YPDN) is located in Darwin, Australia.
The IATA code is DRW. The ICAO code is YPDN.
The busiest scheduled route from DRW in our current departure data is DRW to BNE (Brisbane), with 3/day across 3 airlines.
Airnorth is the largest operator in our DRW schedule data, serving 10 destinations with 7/day.
DRW has 4 international routes and 17 domestic routes in the current schedule set.
7 airlines operate at DRW. Top carriers include Airnorth, Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Alliance.
DRW has direct flights to 21 destinations including Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth.
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