Every 20 minutes someone in the NT needs the
Flying Doctor.

Territorians are tough,
resilient, and deeply
connected to country.

But when help is needed,
the Flying Doctor is ready
to respond.

For more than 87 years, the Royal Flying Doctor Service has had the NT’s back.

From red-dirt runways to mangrove coastlines. Day and night. Wet or dry.

We’re proud to stand with true Territorians.

Our Territory >

Our patients are at the very heart of everything we do.

Hear directly from them through stories of true Territory resilience.

  • A risk of rupture

    As time ticked by, Robert had a tight window to travel from Darwin across the country for life-saving surgery.

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  • Ringer’s race for help

    When a bloodied Amy regained consciousness in the back of a truck, she realised her ‘typical’ day at work had taken a disastrous turn.

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  • An outback nightmare

    Lil was experiencing a secondary postpartum haemorrhage and had already lost 500ml of blood.

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  • Yarning together

    As a silent mental health crisis continues its deepening hold in the remote heartlands of Australia, the RFDS is trying to stop it in its tracks.

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  • Healthy, happy smiles

    At the base of Uluru, the Flying Doctor is working together with the Mutitjulu community to promote healthy smiles and happy lives.

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Our story >

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

Today, the RFDS airlifts more than 2,500 Territorians every year. 

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Our people >

We’re proud to be true Territorians.

We employ dedicated locals and growing the next generation of doctors, nurses, engineers and first responders through education, training and apprenticeships.

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“The RFDS is a security blanket. You could have something terrible happen, but you know you’ve got someone there to back you up.”

- Amy, 23