Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin

YPDN · Northern Territory, Australia

METAR YPDN · Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin

20 April 15:00 LT
21m
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 140° Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin 11/29
Wind: 12 kt, 4 beaufort

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CAVOK
METAR YPDN 200530Z 14012KT CAVOK 33/17 Q1008 DISTANT CU TOPS TO NW

METAR Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin - YPDN/DRW

Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin is a large airport in Northern Territory, Australia. The airport is located at latitude -12.41500 and longitude 130.87525. The airport has 2 runways: 11/29 and 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is YPDN. The airport's IATA code is DRW. The airport is in the Brisbane FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin on April 20, 2024 15:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 140° with a speed of 12 kt.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature and wind chill are 33 °C. The dew point is 17 °C, the relative humidity is 38%. The air pressure at sea level is 1008 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 18:38. This applies to Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +9 hour 30 minutes. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
11/29 110°-290° 6 kt 10 kt 50 %
18/36 180°-360° 8 kt 9 kt 64 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 33 °C
Dewpoint 17 °C
Rel. humidity 38%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:52
Midday
12:45
Sunset
18:38 (3:17h)

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