Royal Queensland Aero Club - original base Archerfield Airport Claimed

Royal Queensland Aero Club (RQAC) was the oldest Aero Club in the Southern Hemisphere. Unfortunately the club, which has always been based at Archerfield, went into administration in 2016 and was liquidated by the administrators.

The club's assets have been purchased by an aviation enthusiast and businessman at Archerfield and is expected to be revived in some way in the near future.

First known as the Australian Aero Club Queensland Section, RQAC was formed in June 1910.

Following World War I in 1919 the Australian Aero Club  Queensland Section commenced flying training.

In 1920 the Australian Aero Club Queensland Section was renamed to the Queensland Aero Club and this continued until 1935 when Royal Charter was granted and the title became Royal Queensland Aero Club.

Golden Age of Aviation

The Patron of the Royal Queensland Aero Club is the duly appointed Governor of Queensland. Probably the two most identifiable members of the Club have been Bert Hinkler and Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.  The Club has always catered to the flying aspirations of men and women alike, one of the more prominent lady members being Mrs Lores Bonney in the early 1940s.

In 1920,