RFDS Darwin Tourist Facility

The RFDS Darwin Tourist Facility at Stokes Hill Wharf is the Royal Flying Doctor Service's public visitor experience in Darwin, pairing the history of aeromedical flight with the 1942 Bombing of Darwin. Visitors can tour or self-guide through interactive storyboards, touchscreen portals, a Traeger pedal radio, holograms and virtual reality, then board the decommissioned RFDS Pilatus PC-12 'PAPA' to see the medical aircraft from cockpit to cargo hold. The official facility publishes ticketed daily access, seasonal April–September hours of 09:00–17:00 and October–March hours of 09:00–16:00, with last entry one hour before closing. Public holidays run 10:00–15:00, with last entry at 14:00; Good Friday and Christmas Day are closed; it is operated by RFDS in partnership with Northern Territory Tourism. Contact +61 8 8983 5700 or rfdsdarwin@flyingdoctor.net for current visitor arrangements.