It’s hard to believe it’s been 85 years since we made a home in the Territory. 

When Alice Springs Base officially opened for operation in August 1939, there was a plane, a pilot, a radio and a doctor. 

These days, with more than 90 staff working at two bases in Alice Springs and Darwin, the RFDS airlifts more than 2,500 Territorians every year, and has 10 purpose-built Pilatus aircraft, ready to respond 24/7 – all 100 per cent locally serviced and maintained.

We’re still bringing the finest care to someone in the Territory every 20 minutes:

• Emergency airlifting locals from our Darwin and Alice Springs Bases every year.
• Building a new Patient Transfer Facility in Tennant Creek, where we land at least once a day.
• Brightening smiles through our Oral Health Program (the Katiti Doctors).
• Supporting wellbeing in schoolyards and stockyards with mental health engagements.
• Flying NT health workers to remote communities to deliver specialist and primary health care.
• Plus, employing dedicated locals and growing the next generation of doctors, engineers and first responders through education, training and apprenticeships.
  
  

Yep, we’re proud to be true Territorians, and your health is our Territory.