2025 Outback Air Race
Dates TBC – 2025
The 11th Outback Air Race was completed in September 2022, raising over $750,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The next race is scheduled for 2025. Please check back closer to the date for updated info. See news for route planning info.
Key Race Stats
3,900+
kilometers
40+
Aircraft
$600k
fundraising target
Something For Everyone!
The Lottery Office Outback Air Race is an aviation time trial through the remote Australian Outback. The Outback Air Race has raised funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Since 1996. Competitors and spectators have raised over $3.1 million. Funds from each race go towards outfitting RFDS aircraft with essential medical equipment, vital for treating sick and injured patients across Australia
Countdown to the 2022 The Lottery Office Outback Air Race
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The 2022 The Lottery Office Outback Air Race has finished raising over $750,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. See you again in 2025.
Latest News
2025 Route Planning
Planning for OAR2025 will start soon – please help us start that by telling us where you’d like to go in 2025, by clicking on the link below - thanks in advance for your great suggestions. After that we’ll look at options to ”join the dots” and come up with the route...
Raffle winner
The winning ticket was 493, name John Rafferty from Sawtell in NSW.
The Lottery Office Outback Air Race 2022 is cleared for take off!
The race committee has met and taken the decision, based on the best available health advice, to proceed with the Outback Air Race 2022 as planned.
We are cleared for take-off!
Resources for Racers
Registration
Our event is now fully subscribed and registrations are now closed. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email treasurer@outbackairrace.com.
Race Route
Racing from Darwin to Coffs Harbour via Cooinda, Adels Grove, Karumba, Undara, Airlie Beach, Gladstone, Roma, Goondiwindi.
Safety
The race includes senior members of the aviation community to ensure that safety is a priority in planning and executing the event.