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Accessibility
Many aircraft are accessible for visitors to walk through and experience
Visitor tip
Start your visit by examining the Boeing 747-100 prototype's landing gear and engine housings first—reviewers consistently highlight this as the best way to appreciate the engineering and massive scale of these aircraft before exploring the interiors.
Visitor tip
Take advantage of the accessible walk-through interiors of iconic aircraft like the Concorde, Air Force One (727), and B-17 Flying Fortress—reviewers emphasize that experiencing these narrow cabins and cockpits firsthand provides irreplaceable historical context that photos cannot capture.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Aviation Museum Pavilion
- Location
- Tukwila (part of The Museum of Flight)
- Highlights
- Concorde supersonic aircraft, Air Force One, Boeing 747-100 prototype, interactive aircraft interiors, VR flight experiences
- Experience
- Walk through historic and modern aircraft, view engineering details, accessible displays
What visitors say
This is a great museum. I'm into aviation but even for those who aren't, seeing Amelia Earhardt's plane (replica shown) or walking through Air Force 1, its a cool experience. I missed the section on Rosie the Riveter and the flight…
Great place to visit for adults and kids. Airplane displays done extremely well. Virtual reality experiences available such as flying fighter jets and going into space. Have returned multiple times and am always impressed! Knowledgeable…
The Aviation Pavilion at The Museum of Flight was one of the highlights of my visit and is absolutely worth seeing on its own. The lineup of aircraft is incredible, especially because many of them are accessible and allow you to…
From 1,302 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- The Aviation Pavilion houses the last Concorde to ever fly passengers, allowing visitors to walk through the aircraft and experience the narrow cabin of this supersonic aircraft firsthand
- The Boeing 747-100 prototype on display has an unfinished interior that exposes the internal structure and mechanical systems, and was leased back to Boeing in 1993 to help test early Boeing 777 engines
- The collection includes Air Force One (Boeing 727), a replica of Amelia Earhart's plane, and the CH-47 Chinook helicopter 'My Old Lady,' representing significant chapters in aviation history
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