About Central Australian Aviation Museum
The Central Australian Aviation Museum is a volunteer-run aviation museum located at Alice Springs Airport in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. It preserves and displays the aviation history of Central Australia, with a focus on Connellan Airways and early outback air services. The collection includes historic aircraft, engines, photographs, memorabilia and archival material documenting the role of aviation in connecting remote communities, pastoral stations and medical services across the region since the 1920s.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a hangar-style museum within the Alice Springs Airport precinct displaying historic aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, photographs, uniforms and memorabilia. Exhibits focus on Connellan Airways and the development of outback aviation in Central Australia. The site includes indoor display areas, outdoor aircraft exhibits and interpretive panels with volunteer guides often available to explain the collection. The setting is an active airport area on the southern edge of Alice Springs.
Key highlights
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Historic Connellan Airways collection and memorabilia
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Replica of the Kookaburra aircraft associated with early Central Australian aviation
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Display of historic aircraft, engines and propellers
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