Airports / Australia / DCN
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
Derby Airport (DRB).
Overview
RAAF Base Curtin (YCIN / DCN) sits in Derby, Australia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 300 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
DCN has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Derby Airport (DRB, 16 nm), Broome International Airport (BME, 94 nm), and Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ, 105 nm).
Quotes for flights out of DCN vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from DCN, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
YCIN
IATA
DCN
FAA / Local
YCIN
Elevation
300 ft
Coordinates
17.5814° S · 123.8283° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 300 ft, DCN sits lower than 53% of the 191 Australia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 16nmDRBDerby AirportDerby
- 94nmBMEBroome International AirportBroome
- 105nmFIZFitzroy Crossing Airport
- 223nmHCQHalls Creek Airport
- 264nmTEFTelfer Airport
- 301nmKNXEast Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) AirportKununurra
Location
Open the full mapYCIN · RAAF Base Curtin · Derby, Australia