Kansas Aviation Museum

Planes outside were a mess inside was nice and we'll done nice walk through not many planes but a lot of educational things

It was cool to see the planes from both inside and outside. It was also cool to see the interior of the old Wichita airport terminal before it got moved to the west side. The control tower has a decent view of the Wichita skyline and learning about the vintage planes were interesting.

Visited the museum on a recent trip to Wichita because my boyfriend wanted to experience some of the aviation history. The museum is inside a cool art deco building. There are planes outside that you are able to look in and stand next to. The highlight of the museum was going up to the air tower and seeing the view.Probably a more fun experience for children. Museum was not busy for a Wednesday afternoon; realized when we got there that Tuesday's are buy one get one free on tickets.Good place to experience the aviation history of Wichita.

Wonderful Art Deco Building with a relief mural of the Spirit of St. Louis above the Entry, airplane inspired wrought iron railings, even Craftsman style roof downspouts (not Gargoyles but still great). The 3 story inside Atrium is being restored to it's original form and is comparable to New York's Ellis Island Center in style. Wichita is the Home of "Rosie the Riveter" and impressive exhibits inside are being developed to tell the inspiring stories of Women in Aviation History (especially Amelia Earhart, the brave women B-29 pilots of WWII, the Kansas business women that ran the companies that made the "Aviation Capital of the World", and more). The Tuskegee exhibit is in-progress and will be another to look forward to. Of course there are Aircraft and also the Legacies of Wichita companies like Lear, Cessna, Beechcraft, Boeing, Swallow, Textron, and many others but this Museum is more than that. It will eventually tell the story of America with its spectrum of races, genders, & socioeconomic classes seized the opportunities that Aviation provided to make America the World's Leader ... and it's traceable to Wichita. It's telling the Story of American Aviation from its Home of Wichita but more importantly its telling the Story of America being built by its many different peoples. We can't wait until it's finished.

Art Deco was great to see inside and out...mix in some aviation history, made our visit fun.

Wichita is the Air Capitol of the World. The museum is shaping up to be the crowning jewel in this history. Can you hear Fred Astaire tap dancing through the main foyer? The exhibits are awesome and this is an amazing venue. Don't let the history pass you by.

Wonderful, not gigantic, wonderland for the Aviation Geek in you .. ..Amazing museum, spanning three floors of the original Wichita Airport .. .. Comprehensive collection of the proud Kansas legacy in the air .. .. Really nice size ACTIVITY ROOM for yhe young at heart, too!Nice-sized AIRCRAFT APRON where you can get you hands on the famous aircraft of Kansas ~ Crawl under and up into the B-52 bomb bay .. .. The few feet that kept the Russian weasel at bay! TIP: Save an hour for the amazing PBS KANSAS doc on how WICHITA became the Aviation Capital of the USA .. .. They show it in their theater on the third floor, at the entrance to the control tower .. ..

I really can't review it because they closed at 3pm for a special event, even though the sign says they close at 5pm, so we consoled ourselves by walking the perimeter of the fence, looking at the huge planes, small planes and enjoying the yellow brick architecture of the building the best we could on a cool, cloudy day.We came because a lady at work said she heard it was about to close permanently. I really want to visit before they close, maybe snag a commemorative T-shirt before they pass into oblivion and leave distant memories behind. This place is fascinating on the outside. I can't wait to see the inside!

Interesting museum but not a whole lot to it. The old planes on display were cool. The history of the terminal itself was interesting. The tower was closed due to repairs so we didn't get to go up. Overall good museum!

An alright museum that could use some TLC. When you walk in, you wonder if anyone is actually here, as no one was at the front desk and the museum was empty. After waiting around at the front desk looking at stuff in their gift shop, a lady hurried out of an office across the way, and took my money for admission. Let's just say for $10, I was expecting more out of this museum, but it didn't deliver. Probably the best thing that this museum has going for it is the historical building that it's housed in, as well as the vintage aircraft of defunct manufacturers that are on display. They had quite a few on display that I hadn't seen before, and plenty of good information on them. With that being said, with so many civil aviation aircraft manufacturers calling Wichita home, the museum sorely disappointed me in that aspect, as they just had a small corner dedicated to Cessna, and a couple local aircraft examples languishing outside. Speaking of languishing aircraft outside, all of the aircraft outside were in a sad state as all have been horribly weathered due to being out in the elements, the 737 was possibly once a gold color, but you can't tell anymore, and the other aircraft have parts falling of and informational print outs duct taped to the fuselage. It's really saddening to see the aircraft in that kind of condition. Overall, it's definitely a small town museum with an okay inventory, but nothing worth making the detour for if it is out of your way.