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Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (YPDN/DRW) Live ATC Frequencies

Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (YPDN/DRW) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach and ATIS for airband scanner listeners at the fence and for MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 21:51 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION

Runway in use

Landing 18. Departure 18. landing and departure 18.

NOAA METAR: 200° @ 4 kt · visibility 10+ km · flight category VFR.

Tower, approach, ground, and ATIS

Published rows are the frequencies stored for YPDN. Assigned rows fill a missing Tower, Approach, Departure, Ground, Delivery, or ATIS channel with a stable VHF frequency for scanner listeners and flight simmers. Assigned channels are listen-only until you confirm the chart.

FacilityMHzSourceUsage note
Tower133.100PublishedPublished Tower frequency at 133.100 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for landing and takeoff clearances on local control.
Approach120.275AssignedAssigned VHF for airband scanner listeners and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers. The open record has no Approach frequency, so 120.275 MHz is the stable channel for arrival sequencing and radar vectors. Listen only, and confirm the chart before you transmit.
Departure123.000PublishedPublished Departure frequency at 123.000 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for the initial climb and the SID handoff after tower.
Ground121.800PublishedPublished Ground frequency at 121.800 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for taxi instructions on the movement area.
Delivery126.800PublishedPublished Delivery frequency at 126.800 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for IFR clearance and the squawk before taxi.
ATIS112.600PublishedPublished ATIS frequency at 112.600 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for the automatic terminal information loop (wind, runway, and altimeter).
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Questions

What are the Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (YPDN/DRW) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach, and ATIS?

Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (YPDN/DRW) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach & ATIS: Tower 133.100 MHz (published), Approach 120.275 MHz (assigned), Departure 123.000 MHz (published), Ground 121.800 MHz (published), Delivery 126.800 MHz (published), ATIS 112.600 MHz (published). Ground, delivery, and departure are in the same table. Published rows come from the airport record. Assigned rows are stable VHF channels for airband scanner listeners at the fence and for MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers when that facility is missing. The runway in use is landing and departure 18. NOAA METAR wind is 200° @ 4 kt.

Which tower frequency should a scanner or flight simmer use at Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin?

Tower at Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (YPDN/DRW) is 133.100 MHz (published). Published Tower frequency at 133.100 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for landing and takeoff clearances on local control. Search LiveATC for YPDN, then cross-check the runway and the wind components at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/YPDN/runway-winds.