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Hughes is a suburb of Northern Territory, Northern Territory and is about 38 kms southeast of NT's capital city of Darwin. Hughes is an outer rural locality of Darwin. Hughes Airfield was recently resurfaced by the Northern Territory Government and is sometimes used by water-bombing aircraft during bushfire season. Hughes Airfield is an airfield near Noonamah, Northern Territory, Australia constructed during World War II. The airfield now functions as a base for aerial firefighting aircraft to protect the outer rural suburbs of Darwin.