How reliable is Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin?
Flights from DRW avoided significant airline-controlled delay in 68% of 16,577 flights in official BITRE history. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Origin-airport operations
What the airline-controlled delay record at DRW looks like
Avoided 15+ min controlled delay
across 16,577 flights
Source: BITRE · data through 2026-03-31. Origin-grouped, cause-attributed operational history; it is not a direct departure-punctuality measure or a guarantee for any flight.
Weather by month
Weather history isn’t available for DRW yet
PlaneSane shows month-by-month airport weather once enough historical METAR/IEM observations are loaded for the airport. This does not mean the airport has no weather data forever; it means the current climatology table has no monthly coverage for Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin.
The read on DRW
What the numbers say about flying through Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin
Across official performance history, flights from Darwin avoided significant airline-controlled delay about 68% of the time over 16,577 flights. That's a middling record — neither a strength nor a red flag on its own. Pair it with a moderate cancellation rate of 1.8%. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 0 minutes.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Darwin, read how we weigh it all in how the Peace of Mind Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about DRW
- How reliable is Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (DRW)?
- Flights from Darwin avoided significant airline-controlled delay roughly 68% of the time across 16,577 flights of official history — a middling record — neither a strength nor a red flag on its own. The cancellation rate runs about 1.8%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
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