Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum (Alice Springs, Australia)


The Royal Flying Doctor Service Tourist Facility has undergone a massive redevelopment, the new facility is an investment in excess of $3 million and it includes a 70 stool theater, interactive knowledge portals, increased retail space as well as a full scale replica of the fuselage of our operational Pilatus PC 12 Aircraft. The facility was officially opened by the Northern Territory Administrator, Her Honour the Honourable Sally Thomas AM.

The newly completed RFDS Alice Springs Tourist Facility replaces the former RFDS Visitor Centre, with a new, state-of-the-art tourist attraction retaining the charm of the original RFDS Alice Springs Base and Manager's Residence in the same precinct. The new Tourist Facility has been recognised as the Best New Tourism Development for 2012 at the Tourism NT Brolga Awards.

Whilst experiencing the RFDS Tourist Facility sit back, relax in our new theater & watch a short film showing RFDS beginnings including fabulous tales of survival. Following this take a walk around the Museum & discover some fabulous elderly artefacts from the early stages of the RFDS. The short film runs every half an hour from 9am - 4pm & is available for Coach Groups.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum - which is located in the original Radio Station House - will satisfy the most curious of mind. You can discover what it is like to be inside of our aircraft & look inside a replica fuselage of a Pilatus PC12. Have a glance at the large variety of historic radios including a Traegar Pedal Radio & learn what it was like to communicate before rings were invented. There is a giant display of historic medical equipment that would have been used on the RFDS flights of the past. A range of model airplanes used by RFDS will take you through the different aircraft used through the decades.

Coach Groups must be booked in advanced by e mail reservations@flyingdoctor.net or phone (08) 8958 8411 to speak to of our helpful reservation staff.
 If you want to buy some souvenirs, the new Doc Shop contains a wide choice of fantastic gift ideas & souvenirs, with a variety of items ranging from books about the RFDS to home wears; John Flynn T-Shirt to beautiful jewellery; RFDS souvenirs to the latest women's fashion trends, you will find something for every member of the relatives & within budget!

The Royal Flying Doctor Service & R M Williams have come together to bring a line of co-branded products from the RMW clothing line. They stock a variety of RMW clothing that now features the RFDS logo, which can only be found at the RFDS Doc Shop & from our online shop. Outback icons joining together to keep the Doctor Flying.



After walking around the visitors can  relax in the RFDS Café located within one of the finest heritage buildings in Alice Springs. Built in 1939, it was home to the first RFDS radio operator for the Alice Springs Base. You can dine under the original verandah, in the old dining room or venture out to the new informal garden setting where you can enjoy the best weather Alice Springs has to offer. The Café serves a range of sumptuous foods and fabulous coffee. In fact, the coffee served in the Café is especially blended for the RFDS by a local coffee roaster in Alice Springs who has the reputation for making the best coffee in town!

‘Flying Doctor Coffee’ can now be purchased in the RFDS Doc Shop. Don’t forget to take a look at the Art Gallery located in the Café. This recent addition features Aboriginal and Contemporary style paintings by renowned Australian artists provided by Muk Muk Gallery, Utopian Aboriginal Art and Tingari Arts.

ENTRY FEES 

Adults                                 $12.00
Students                             $8.00
Children (6 – 15 years)      $6.00
Children under 6 years      FREE
Coach group of adults       $10.00 (must be booked in advance)
Family (2 adults, 2 child)     $30.00

OPENING HOURS

Monday - Saturday 
9:00am - 5:00pm
Sundays and Public Holidays 
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Closed Christmas Day
Closed New Years Day
 
CAFE OPENING HOURS
 Monday - Saturday
8:30am - 4:30pm
Closed Sundays and Public Holidays

CONTACT US

P: 08 8958 8411
E: reservations@flyingdoctor.net
W: www.rfdsalicesprings.com.au

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