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RPB to DRW: distance & flight time
Roper Bar (Roper Bar Airport) → Darwin (Darwin International Airport)
293 mi
471 km · 254 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
293 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- RPB — Roper Bar Airport · Roper Bar, Australia
- DRW — Darwin International Airport · Darwin, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near RPB
- RPM · Ngukurr Airport15 mi away
- GTE · Groote Eylandt Airport140 mi away
- KTR · Tindal Airport144 mi away
Near DRW
- BRT · Bathurst Island Airport48 mi away
- SNB · Snake Bay Airport70 mi away
- GPN · Garden Point Airport76 mi away
- CDA · Cooinda Airport117 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RPB from DRW?
The flight distance from Roper Bar (RPB) to Darwin (DRW) is 293 miles (471 km, 254 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RPB to DRW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RPB to DRW?
Nonstop service on RPB–DRW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RPB to DRW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RPB–DRW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RPB to DRW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RPB–DRW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.