Passenger traffic last recorded
Jul 2007
no passengers recorded in later published months
Darwin to Hong Kong
Hong Kong (SAR) · 172 months of data from Jul 1989
Flights on this pair are non-stop, but the aircraft usually continues beyond Hong Kong rather than terminating there. That is why the seat figures below cover more than this one pair, and why the load factor is given as a floor rather than an exact number.
Years of data
14
Jul 1989 – Apr 2025
Busiest month
391
May 1995
Traffic: to Jun 2026
Passenger traffic between Darwin and Hong Kong was last recorded in Jul 2007, after 3 passengers had been recorded since 2003. At its busiest the route carried 391 passengers in a single month, in May 1995.
Passenger history milestones
Recorded milestones use this city-pair passenger series, with both directions combined. A first positive record is not a service-launch date; complete calendar years require all twelve observed, non-null months.
First positive passenger record
Oct 1992
first recorded month with passengers > 0
Peak complete year
1993
1,331 passengers
Latest complete year
2002
402 passengers
The route
Distances are true from Darwin; the ring marks the distance to Hong Kong.
Passengers, 1989 to 2025
Not enough data to chart.
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
To Apr 2025 · Marks show industry events
Freight
Tonnes of air freight carried on this route — a dimension the domestic data does not have at all.
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
To Apr 2025
The route in numbers
| Busiest month on record | 391 · May 1995 |
| Data coverage | Jul 1989 – Apr 2025 (172 months) |
| Destination region | Hong Kong (SAR) |
No punctuality data is published for international services, so there are no cancellation or on-time figures on this page. That series covers domestic routes only.