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RAAF Base Curtin

Derby, Australia

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YCIN

Elevation

300 ft

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DCN

Location

Derby · WA · Australia

Connectivity

2 routes · 1 destinations

Position

-17.581°, 123.828° · 300 ft elev.

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Remote RAAF base serving the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Location

Derby, Australia

RAAF Base Curtin is a Royal Australian Air Force base located approximately 40 kilometres south of Derby in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It serves primarily as a military facility with a secondary civilian function, operating under the IATA code DCN and ICAO code YCIN. The base has historically been used for air surveillance and defence purposes in Australia's northwest. Its remote location and long runways make it strategically significant for monitoring Australia's vast northern approaches. Civilian passenger services at the airport are limited, with regional connectivity provided on an infrequent basis. The airport is not a major commercial hub but supports essential air links for the sparse population of the surrounding Kimberley region.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between RAAF Base Curtin and the town of Derby, approximately 40 kilometres to the north, is limited and primarily by road.

Airlines here

Regional airline services to Derby and the broader Kimberley have historically been provided by small regional operators, with no major airline hubbing at the base.

Notable facts

›RAAF Base Curtin is a Royal Australian Air Force facility with dual military and civil use.
›The base is located approximately 40 km south of Derby in Western Australia's Kimberley region.
›Its long runways support heavy military and surveillance aircraft operations.
›The base plays a strategic role in monitoring Australia's northwestern maritime approaches.
›Civilian air traffic at the airport is minimal due to its remote location and primary military function.

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Routes

DCN → PERNZ · 320 100

DCN → PERVA · 320 100

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Airbus A3202 routes Fokker 1002 routes

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RAAF Base Curtin, also sometimes RAAF Curtin is a joint use Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base and civil airport located 19 nautical miles southeast of the town of Derby, Western Australia. As it is one of the RAAF's three bare bases, no RAAF units are permanently based at Curtin and it is maintained by a small caretaker staff during peacetime.

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