Airports / Australia / DRB
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
RAAF Base Curtin (DCN).
Overview
Located in Derby, Australia, Derby Airport (YDBY / DRB) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 24 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list DRB as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are RAAF Base Curtin (DCN, 16 nm), Broome International Airport (BME, 89 nm), and Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ, 119 nm).
Trip costs from DRB are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from DRB to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YDBY
IATA
DRB
FAA / Local
YDBY
Elevation
24 ft
Coordinates
17.3719° S · 123.6622° 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 24 ft, DRB sits lower than 90% 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.
- 16nmDCNRAAF Base CurtinDerby
- 89nmBMEBroome International AirportBroome
- 119nmFIZFitzroy Crossing Airport
- 235nmHCQHalls Creek Airport
- 273nmTEFTelfer Airport
- 306nmKNXEast Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) AirportKununurra
Location
Open the full mapYDBY · Derby Airport · Derby, Australia