DRW Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin
live · 51m ago
Darwin13:28·31°C·#166/327
OPSSMOOTH WEATHERVFR
5 min early

Darwin (DRW) airport average arrival delay right now

Departures no data, arrivals 5 min early. Today's cancellations are not recorded yet.

Hour by hour
13:00today on time on time

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

Darwin (DRW) delays today: arrivals are running 5 min early, across 17 flights tracked so far. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 30 October 2026 at 03:07 UTC.

On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
12:30 14:25JQ083DENPASAR BALI · gate 14+115 min
13:20QF837MEL Melbourne · gate 9on time
13:50QF351DIL Dili · gate 14on time
13:55TL218MILINGIMBI, MANINGRIDA · gate 2on time
14:20 14:23VA454BNE Brisbane · gate 7+3 min
14:25TL406GTE Groote Eylandt · gate 1on time
16:50JQ677MEL Melbourneon time
17:20JQ689ADL Adelaideon time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +28. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
13:30TL183TSV from Townsvilleon time
13:35 13:37VA447BNE from Brisbane+2 min
16:10 16:35JQ678MEL from Melbourne+25 min
16:30JQ688ADL from Adelaideon time
16:40QF1716PER from Perthon time
17:05VA1437PER from Perthon time
Running late right now2 of 73 still on the board · 2.7%
+115
JQ083 → DENPASAR BALI · dep 14:25
Across our network, flights this late still cancel only 3.0% of the time.
+25
JQ678 from Melbourne · arr 16:35
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
In the air to DRWlive positions · 3-min feed
1aircraft inbound · next to land JQ688 from Adelaide, lands ~~4h+ out
JQ688Adelaide
~4h+ out

Positions as of 13:21 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Why7 kt N winds, Broken at 3,500 ft at DRW right now (METAR).
Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 13–19 Conditions worsen in that window, clearing after 19:00 per the TAF. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Darwin

Forecast

Sat 31 Oct, local date

High34°Clikely 33°C to 35°C
Low27°Clikely 26°C to 28°C
  • 31% chance of thunder

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 10th worst day of the last 19. Median day: +0 min departures.

Typical week here
+3
MON
+5
TUE
+1
WED
+-1
THU
+1
FRI
+6
SAT
+-2
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Sunday (+-2 min), heaviest on Saturday (+6 min).

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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 arrival is currently 5 min early. Weather worsens around 13:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 16:00 (+5 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds Variable at 20kt gusting to 35kt, Vis 1km, Thunderstorm Rain, Broken layer at 1000ft, Scattered clouds at 3000ft (Cumulonimbus).

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 no data, arrivals 5 min early. Today's cancellations are not recorded yet.

What is the current weather at Darwin (DRW)?

Winds N-350 at 7kt, Vis 10km, Temp 31°C, Dew 26°C, Alt 1014 hPa, Few clouds at 2700ft, Broken layer at 3500ft, Broken layer at 4000ft. 31°C. wind 7 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 (+-2 min). Saturday ran heaviest (+6 min).

How often are flights delayed at DRW today?

We tracked 17 flights today: departures no data, arrivals 5 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for DRW?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NW-320 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Light Showers Rain, Smoke, Scattered clouds at 4000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches low-instrument conditions ahead: bigger delays and diversions become likely.
Wind350° 7 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling3,500 ft
Temp / dew31 / 26 °C
Pressure1014 hPa
YPDN 300230Z AUTO 35007KT 9999 // FEW027 BKN035 BKN040 31/26 Q1014
11:30 to 18:30VFRWinds NW-320 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Light Showers Rain, Smoke, Scattered clouds at 4000ft
18:30 to 00:30VFRWinds N-350 at 7kt, Vis 10km, Smoke, Scattered clouds at 2000ft
00:30 to 09:30VFRWinds Variable at 4kt, Vis 9km, Smoke, Scattered clouds at 1600ft
09:30 to 11:30VFRWinds NNE-020 at 7kt, Vis 10km, Smoke, Scattered clouds at 2500ft
METAR 12:00 local · 1h ago · delay window 12:37 local · How these are computed → methodology