Early years: Added info on AF stopover in past

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On 20 April 1954, Soviet spy [[Evdokia Petrova]] defected at Darwin Airport while she was being escorted out of Australia by KGB agents.{{cn	date=May 2026}}	On 20 April 1954, Soviet spy [[Evdokia Petrova]] defected at Darwin Airport while she was being escorted out of Australia by KGB agents.{{cn	date=May 2026}}

Between 1950 and 1974 Darwin Airport acted as the primary domestic and international airport for the [[Northern Territory]] and an important stop for airlines flying between Australia and Asia and onwards to Europe. [[Union des Transports Aériens	UTA]],<ref>{{cite web	url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/ut64/ut64-01.jpg	title=UTA timetable, 1964	access-date=30 May 2011	archive-date=12 June 2011	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612111043/http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/ut64/ut64-01.jpg	url-status=dead }}</ref> [[British Overseas Airways Corporation	BOAC]],<ref>{{cite web	url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/ba62/ba62-03.jpg	title=BOAC timetable, 1964	access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref> [[Alitalia]]<ref>{{cite web	url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/az61/az61-11.jpg	title=Alitalia timetable, 1961	access-date=30 May 2011	archive-date=12 June 2011	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612111158/http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/az61/az61-11.jpg	url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Air India]]<ref>{{cite web	url=http://home.airindia.in/SBCMS/Webpages/Time-line-1951-1960.aspx?MID=196	title=Air India website	publisher=Home.airindia.in	access-date=30 May 2011	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229031053/http://home.airindia.in/SBCMS/Webpages/Time-line-1951-1960.aspx?MID=196	archive-date=29 December 2011 }}</ref> were some of the airlines that had scheduled services to Darwin. However, the introduction of longer range aircraft in the 1970s meant that many airlines did not need to stop over in Darwin, and so they chose to cease services.{{cn	date=May 2026}}	Between 1950 and 1974 Darwin Airport acted as the primary domestic and international airport for the [[Northern Territory]] and an important stop for airlines flying between Australia and Asia and onwards to Europe. [[Air France]],<ref>{{cite web	title=Air France timetable September 1, 1958 (North American edition)	url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/af5809.htm	website=Timetable Images	access-date=2026-09-01}}</ref> [[Union des Transports Aériens	UTA]],<ref>{{cite web	url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/ut64/ut64-01.jpg	title=UTA timetable, 1964	access-date=30 May 2011	archive-date=12 June 2011	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612111043/http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/ut64/ut64-01.jpg	url-status=dead }}</ref> [[British Overseas Airways Corporation	BOAC]],<ref>{{cite web	url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/ba62/ba62-03.jpg	title=BOAC timetable, 1964	access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref> [[Alitalia]]<ref>{{cite web	url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/az61/az61-11.jpg	title=Alitalia timetable, 1961	access-date=30 May 2011	archive-date=12 June 2011	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612111158/http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/az61/az61-11.jpg

[[Cyclone Tracy]] hit Darwin in 1974 and flattened the city. The airport was used to ferry 25,628 people out of Darwin.<ref>{{Cite web	title=Darwin International Airport - Airport Meet And Greet Services {{!}} Airport Assistance Services Worldwide - JODOGO	url=https://www.jodogoairportassist.com/airport/darwin-international-airport	access-date=20 August 2023	website=www.jodogoairportassist.com	archive-date=20 August 2023	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820110837/https://www.jodogoairportassist.com/airport/darwin-international-airport	url-status=dead }}</ref> Darwin Airport was extensively used to assist UN operations in [[East Timor]] from 1999, and to support medical evacuations following the [[2002 Bali bombings]].{{cn	date=May 2026}}	[[Cyclone Tracy]] hit Darwin in 1974 and flattened the city. The airport was used to ferry 25,628 people out of Darwin.<ref>{{Cite web	title=Darwin International Airport - Airport Meet And Greet Services {{!}} Airport Assistance Services Worldwide - JODOGO	url=https://www.jodogoairportassist.com/airport/darwin-international-airport	access-date=20 August 2023	website=www.jodogoairportassist.com	archive-date=20 August 2023	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820110837/https://www.jodogoairportassist.com/airport/darwin-international-airport	url-status=dead }}</ref> Darwin Airport was extensively used to assist UN operations in [[East Timor]] from 1999, and to support medical evacuations following the [[2002 Bali bombings]].{{cn	date=May 2026}}

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