DRW Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin
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Darwin21:48·27°C·#185/327
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Darwin (DRW) airport departure delay right now

Departures on schedule, arrivals 10 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour
21:00today on time on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Darwin (DRW) delays today: departures are running on schedule and arrivals 10 min early, across 2 flights tracked so far. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 7 September 2026 at 11:38 UTC.

On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗

Quiet right now. Next departure 01:10 local.

01:10QF827BNE Brisbane · gate 4on time
01:15 01:50JQ671SYD Sydney+35 min
01:15JQ673BNE Brisbaneon time
01:35QF843SYD Sydney · gate 5on time
05:00TL960TRUSCOTT · gate 2scheduled
05:45QQ4801GRANITES · gate 1scheduled
05:45QQ920GTE Groote Eylandtscheduled
06:10QF837MEL Melbourne · gate 11scheduled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +30. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
22:25QF1904ADL from Adelaideon time
00:10QF826BNE from Brisbaneon time
00:20 00:41JQ674BNE from Brisbane+21 min
00:30 01:35JQ672SYD from Sydney+65 min
00:35QF842SYD from Sydneyon time
04:30QF048SIN from Singaporescheduled
Running late right now3 of 127 still on the board · 2.4%
+65
JQ672 from Sydney · arr 01:35
Across our network, flights this late still cancel only 0.9% of the time.
+35
JQ671 → Sydney · dep 01:50
Board says +35. When this board first posts +30, the median flight departs +42.
+21
JQ674 from Brisbane · arr 00:41
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.
In the air to DRWlive positions · 3-min feed
2aircraft inbound · next to land JQ672 from Sydney, lands ~~4h+ out
JQ672Sydney
~4h+ out
JQ672Sydney
~4h+ out

Positions as of 21:43 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Why5 kt WSW winds at DRW right now (METAR).
Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ TAF hazard window The terminal forecast flags significant weather in the next few hours even though current rules are VFR. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 10th worst day of the last 20. Median day: +0 min departures.

Typical week here
+3
MON
+1
TUE
+2
WED
+-3
THU
+-2
FRI
+14
SAT
+-3
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Sunday (+-4 min), heaviest on Saturday (+14 min).

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One message when DRW crosses your line, one when it clears. Nothing else, ever.

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Sample · what you getDRW went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/darwin-DRW

Darwin airport delays today

DRW is running smoothly. A typical departure is currently on schedule. Arrivals are 10 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 06:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast includes rain/showers.

Nearest tracked airports: CNS ADL PER MCY BNE OOL · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Darwin

Is Darwin (DRW) delayed right now?

DRW is running smoothly. Departures on schedule, arrivals 10 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

What is the current weather at Darwin (DRW)?

Winds WSW-250 at 5kt, Vis 10km, Temp 27°C, Dew 24°C, Alt 1014 hPa, Sky clear. 27°C. wind 5 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Darwin (DRW)?

Over the last 90 days, Sunday averaged the lightest departure delays (+-4 min). Saturday ran heaviest (+14 min).

How often are flights delayed at DRW today?

We tracked 2 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals 10 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for DRW?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds W-270 at 8kt, Vis 10km, Sky clear.

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Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/darwin-DRW
How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind250° 5 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew27 / 24 °C
Pressure1014 hPa
YPDN 071130Z AUTO 25005KT 9999 // NCD 27/24 Q1014
21:30 to 02:30VFRWinds W-270 at 8kt, Vis 10km, Sky clear
02:30 to 10:30VFRWinds SE-130 at 5kt, Vis 10km, Light Showers Rain, Scattered clouds at 1600ft
10:30 to 18:30VFRWinds NNW-330 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Sky clear
18:30 to 02:30VFRWinds W-270 at 8kt, Vis 10km, Sky clear
Dep index
0.0/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 21:00 local · 48m ago · delay window 21:08 local · How these are computed → methodology