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Visitor tip
Don't miss the unique experience of watching planes take off from the adjacent lake while touring the museum. Position yourself outside during active flight times for this special bonus activity.
Visitor tip
Take advantage of docent-guided tours to learn Alaska's history through its aviation heritage. Even visitors without aviation interest find the WWII and human history aspects fascinating when explained by knowledgeable guides.
Visitor tip
Visit the restoration hangar to watch skilled craftspeople actively working on aircraft projects like the P-40 Project. Chatting with the restoration team provides insider perspectives you won't get elsewhere.
About Alaska Aviation Museum
Vintage planes & flight history relics. Historic aircraft (which guests may see being restored), plus exhibits, films & a flight simulator.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Aviation Museum
- Location
- Lake Hood, world's largest seaplane base
- Highlights
- Vintage aircraft, WWII planes, live seaplane viewing, aircraft restoration
- Admission
- $23 adults, $19 Alaska residents, $11 kids (3-13), free under 2
What visitors say
The Alaska Aviation Museum was an amazing stop, full of history and beautifully restored aircraft. I loved visiting, and the best part was standing outside and watching planes take off from the lake right beside us.
Great museum, highly recommended! Three large hangers and an outside lot packed with aircraft and appurtenances with so much information. Fun for the whole family, ages 5 - 85, we all had a great time! Special shout out to Angie for…
Excellent museum. Even if you aren’t an aviation nerd, the WWII and human history aspect is fascinating. We also enjoyed visiting with the guys in the restoration hanger .
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Did You Know?
- Located at Lake Hood seaplane base, one of the busiest seaplane bases in the world, allowing visitors to watch live seaplane traffic and listen to tower radio feeds from the Seybert Tower observation point
- Features an active restoration program where visitors can watch volunteers restore a WWII-era Curtiss P-40 fighter aircraft in the Cecil Higgins Restoration Hangar
- Houses a collection spanning four hangars including rare aircraft such as the 1943 Grumman G-44 Super Widgeon and Curtiss P-40, with exhibits that tell Alaska's history through aviation
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