The RFDS base at Bankstown began operations in July 1994. Bankstown Base is the home of the Rural Aerial Health Service (RAHS) which the RFDS operates on behalf of NSW Health. While administration and coordination of RAHS flights takes place at the Dubbo Base, the majority of flights are made from Bankstown.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is not based in a single town; instead, it operates from 23 different aero-bases across the Australian continent. However, the organization was founded in Cloncurry, Queensland, in 1928, which is often considered its "spiritual" home. Today, its national "Federation Office" is located in Canberra. Key operational hubs in 2026 include Alice Springs, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Port Augusta, and Jandakot. Each of the six regional sections (such as Central Operations or Western Operations) is headquartered in a major city like Adelaide or Perth, but the actual "doctors" and aircraft are stationed in these smaller regional "aero-bases" to ensure they can reach any remote location in Australia within a few hours.