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Qantas Founders Museum

Museums ·Longreach ·Closed
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About

Qantas Founders Museum is an aviation museum at Longreach Airport, beside the highway east of Longreach, Queensland, Australia. Its aircraft and exhibitions trace Qantas from its Outback Queensland beginnings to the present.

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Qantas Founders Museum — Museum entrance pavilion beside a curved lawn and garden orangetaki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · edited
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What's on here

Long Way to Longreach Album Launch – Luke O'Shea Long Way to Longreach Album Launch – Luke O'Shea Saturday, 15:0015 AUD

Why go

  • Step back into 1970s airline interiors with a replica of Qantas’s Captain Cook Lounges.
  • See a restored Super Constellation resembling Qantas’s Southern Spray.
  • On a booked guided tour, explore the Boeing 747-238’s cockpit and sit in the captain’s seat.
  • A light-and-sound show projects Qantas history onto three aircraft fuselages.

Opening hours

Today08:00 – 13:00Show all
Monday08:00 – 13:00
Tuesday08:00 – 13:00
Wednesday08:00 – 13:00
Thursday08:00 – 13:00
Friday08:00 – 13:00
Saturday08:00 – 13:00
SundayClosed

Don't miss

  • Qantas HangarThe 1922 hangar is the museum’s centrepiece.
  • Boeing 707-138Qantas’s first jet is displayed in passenger-carrying configuration.

Know before you go

  • Aircraft access requires a booked guided tour.
  • Photography is permitted throughout the museum except during the Light & Sound Show.

What's inside

  • Museum entry includes the main building, exhibition hall, Catalina display and heritage hangar.
  • Historic engines, uniforms and Qantas memorabilia.
  • The art gallery has three galleries and presents in-house curated and touring exhibitions from around Australia.

With kids

  • Interactive displays introduce Qantas pioneers and the challenges of flying in the Outback.
  • Look for the replica Avro 504 and de Havilland Giant Moth in the aircraft collection.

Tips for your visit

  • Allow two to four hours for a self-guided visit.
  • The airpark roof provides shade for visitors and several aircraft.
  • The museum is open daily from 08:00 to 16:00.
  • The museum is closed on 11 December and 11 January.
  • Buy tickets online through the museum’s website.

Tours and audio guides

Guided aircraft tours
Former Qantas Boeing 707 and 747-200 Tour experiences include wing walks and undercarriage access. A wing-walk tour offers views of the aircraft from above.

Interesting facts3

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  1. 15,000 hours

    Restoring aircraft VH-EBA took 15,000 hours.

    Qantas Founders Museum - Wikipedia
  2. 130 running

    The art gallery comprises three galleries with 130 running metres of display space.

    Qantas Founders Museum
  3. 1961

    The Boeing 707 was upgraded to 707-138B standard in September 1961 with new turbofan engines.

    Qantas Founders Museum - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

Grazier Fergus McMaster supported Qantas’s incorporation, and Arthur Baird joined in 1921 as its first paid employee and aircraft engineer. The museum was established to preserve Qantas history and Australian aviation heritage.

  1. 1920Qantas was founded in Winton with support from grazier Fergus McMaster.
  2. 1921Qantas moved its operations to Longreach. Arthur Baird joined as its first paid employee and aircraft engineer.
  3. 1922A hangar was built at Longreach to shelter aircraft.
  4. 1935Qantas began scheduled international flights from Australia.
  5. 1988Western Queensland communities formed the museum’s founding trust.
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  1. 9 June 1996The museum opened its first stage in the historic hangar.
  2. 2002A climate-controlled museum building opened with four galleries and a main exhibition hall. Qantas donated the Boeing 747-238.
  3. December 2006The Boeing 707 returned to Australia after restoration in England.
  4. 2019Restoration of the Super Constellation was completed.

Accessibility

  • Parking Long vehicle parking spaces are available outside the museum complex.

Sources: Qantas Founders Museum - Wikipedia · Longreach - Wikivoyage (see) · Qantas Founders Museum · About - Qantas Founders Museum · Contact - Qantas Founders Museum · Qantas Founders Museum - Wikipedia · Qantas Founders Outback Museum - Wikipedia · checked 29 Sep 2026

Where
Sir Hudson Fysh Drive, Longreach

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Questions and answers

Is there somewhere to eat at the Qantas Founders Museum?

The licensed onsite café serves breakfast and lunch.

Is there parking for long vehicles at the Qantas Founders Museum?

Long vehicle parking spaces are available outside the museum complex.

What is the Qantas Founders Museum’s address?

It is on Sir Hudson Fysh Drive in Longreach.

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