Qantas Founders Museum

Not everyone knows, but the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services (QANTAS) had its humble and challenging start in Outback Queensland. Qantas Founders Museum in Longreach is dedicated to the story of the Australian airline. The museum is a modern, world-class facility built around the National Heritage-listed original Qantas hangar, combining historical artefacts and multimedia displays for all ages to enjoy.

Open seven days, the museum is totally dedicated to the story of Qantas, the airline which started with an Avro 504K, which could carry two people (the pilot and a passenger). A replica of the plane is the central exhibit inside the museum and is a graphic reminder of just how simple the plane was.

Key features

Kids’ club
No

Educational programs
Yes

Cloakroom
No

Restaurants
Yes

BBQ areas
Yes

Help desk
Yes

Family ticket packages
Yes

Guided tours
Yes

Wheelchair accessible
Yes

Daily shows
No

Kids area
Yes

Parenting rooms
Yes

Play

A tour is available of the magnificent Qantas 747 Jumbo jet “City of Bunbury” and the Boeing 707 “City of Canberra”, the first Qantas jet aircraft registered in Australia. This tour gives you the opportunity to get up close and personal and learn some of the amazing facts and figures of these aircraft.

Museum visitors also get the chance to view a consolidated PBY Catalina purchased in Spain in 2011.

New additions to the museum include a daily Hangar tour, an interactive touch table and the external restoration of the Super Constellation aircraft, which was completed in July 2018.

Kids only

Kids area

Kids trail

Children’s booklet

747 kids tour

GOMA kids on tour program

Fun for all

Aircraft tours

Grown ups

747 wing walk

Getting there

Qantas Founders Museum is located at 1 Sir Hudson Fysh Drive, Longreach. (Landsborough Highway) near the Longreach airport. You can get to Longreach by air (Daily QantasLink flights from Brisbane), train (two trains a week from Brisbane) or by road.