Central Australian Aviation Museum, Aviation museum in Alice Springs, Australia

The Central Australian Aviation Museum houses historical aircraft, vintage engines, flight instruments, and photographs that document how flight developed in the region. The collection shows the progression from early aviation to modern times in one of Australia's most remote areas.

The museum was founded in 1977 inside the original Connellan Airways hangar after a tragic event prompted the community to preserve aviation history. This early beginning reflects how important the story of flight was to local residents.

Aviation shaped how people in remote areas access medical care and stay connected to distant places. The displays show the practical importance of flight to communities that had few other transport options.

The museum opens daily from 10 AM to 4 PM, except on Saturdays and Sundays when it opens from 10 AM to 2 PM. The hangar sits on the old Townsite aerodrome, and the houses and road in front of it lie on the former main runway. Entry is free.

The museum displays the remains of the Kookaburra aircraft, which crashed in 1929 during a search mission for aviator Kingsford-Smith in the Tanami Desert. This wreck stands as a reminder of one of Australia's earliest rescue operations in the Outback.