Situated just 8km (a short 15-minute drive) from the city centre in Marrara, Darwin Airport services both domestic and international travel with regular flights departing to popular Asian destinations such as Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
The Airport dates back to 1919, making it one of the oldest airports in Australia. In its earliest years it was solely used as a military airfield before civilian airlines were permitted in the mid-1940s.
As well as acting as the primary domestic and international airport for the Northern Territory it was also used as an important refueling stop for airlines flying between Australia, Asia and on Europe right up to the seventies when airlines equipped with longer ranged aircraft were able to fly direct to Australia's main cities.
In 1974, the airport was used to evacuate over 25,000 people out of Darwin after Cyclone Tracy hit and flattened the city. In 1999, Darwin Airport was also used to assist in UN operations in East Timor, and supported medical evacuations during the 2002 Bali bombings.
Fast-forward to 2015 when the airport expanded its present-day terminal building doubling its capacity and costing $85 million, enabling it to grow into the Northern Territory’s premier international and domestic airport.
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Darwin Airport Terminal Map
Source: darwinairport.com.au
