Darwin18:45·29°C·#190/327

OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR

+5 min

Darwin (DRW) airport average arrival delay right now

Departures no data, arrivals +5 min. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour

18:00today +5 min on time

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

Darwin (DRW) delays today: arrivals are running +5 min, across 11 flights tracked so far. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 5 September 2026 at 08:37 UTC.

On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗

18:45JQ689ADL Adelaide · gate 7on time

01:35QF843SYD Sydney · gate 5scheduled

06:10QF837MEL Melbourne · gate 7scheduled

07:05QF1889CNS Cairns · gate 4scheduled

08:00TL160GOVE, CAIRNS · gate 5scheduled

10:308G272DIL Dilischeduled

10:45TL332KUNUNURRA, BROOME · gate 5scheduled

12:10TL416GOVE, GROOTE EYLANDT · gate 1scheduled

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

Arrivalsfull board ↗

Quiet right now. Next arrival 22:25 local.

22:25QF1904ADL from Adelaideon time

00:35QF842SYD from Sydneyon time

04:30QF048SIN from Singaporescheduled

09:458G271DIL from Dilischeduled

11:15JQ082from DENPASAR BALIscheduled

11:55QF824BNE from Brisbanescheduled

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs

MELMelbourne+15m

Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs

JQ+15m

Why10 kt WNW winds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at DRW in our weather × delay record.

Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. 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 9th worst day of the last 18. Median day: +0 min departures.

Typical week here

MON

TUE

WED

+-3

THU

+-2

FRI

+14

SAT

+-3

SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Sunday (+-3 min), heaviest on Saturday (+14 min).

Watch this airportfree · no account

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

Darwin airport delays today

DRW has minor delays. A typical arrival is currently +5 min. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 19:00 (+5 min expected).

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

Is Darwin (DRW) delayed right now?

DRW has minor delays. Departures no data, arrivals +5 min. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

What is the current weather at Darwin (DRW)?

Winds WNW-300 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Temp 29°C, Dew 23°C, Alt 1014 hPa, Sky clear. 29°C. wind 10 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 (+-3 min). Saturday ran heaviest (+14 min).

How often are flights delayed at DRW today?

We tracked 11 flights today: departures no data, arrivals +5 min.

What is the TAF forecast for DRW?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds WNW-300 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Sky clear.

Cite this data

Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.

Suggested citation

Pro Flight Search: Darwin (DRW) live delay and board tracking, measured from official airport boards.

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.

Wind300° 10 kt

Visibility>10 km

Temp / dew29 / 23 °C

Pressure1014 hPa

YPDN 050830Z AUTO 30010KT 9999 // NCD 29/23 Q1014

18:30 to 00:30VFRWinds WNW-300 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Sky clear

00:30 to 11:30VFRWinds NNE-020 at 6kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 1800ft

11:30 to 19:30VFRWinds NW-320 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Sky clear

19:30 to 21:30VFRWinds W-260 at 8kt, Vis 10km, Sky clear

METAR 18:00 local · 45m ago · delay window 18:07 local · How these are computed → methodology