Saving lives, one flight at a time

Experience the incredible history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and see how this pioneering medical service transformed healthcare in remote Australia. With interactive displays, VR experiences, and rare artifacts, you’ll gain a deeper appreciation for its life-saving missions.

Getting started

Arrive at the RFDS Tourist Facility in Alice Springs, where friendly staff will validate your ticket. There’s no security screening, so you can step right in and begin your journey through history.

What to expect

• Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum: Uncover the story of the RFDS, which has provided essential medical care to Australia’s most remote regions for over 80 years.

• Immersive VR flight experience: Feel what it’s like to be an RFDS patient as you embark on a gripping virtual reality flight, complete with real-life scenarios.

• Life-size hologram of John Flynn: Meet RFDS founder, The Reverend John Flynn, through one of only two human holograms in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Historic aircraft and medical kits: See scale models of RFDS planes, vintage flight instruments, and early medical kits used to treat patients in the outback.

• Interactive radio room: Step inside a replica of the RFDS radio control room and experience how medical emergencies were coordinated before modern communication.

Explore the exhibits before heading to the gift shop, where you can pick up RFDS memorabilia to support this iconic service.