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About Kansas Aviation Museum

The Kansas Aviation Museum is a museum located in Wichita, Kansas, near 31st South and George Washington Blvd. The building, designed by Glen H. Thomas, served as Wichita Municipal Airport's terminal from 1935 to 1954. In February of 2024, the Wichita City Council approved an honorary renaming of George Washington Blvd. as "Air Capital Blvd", in recognition of the city's aviation impact.

The Museum features many display aircraft, most of them made in Kansas, including Boeing jets (WB-47E Stratojet, B-52D Stratofortress, KC-135 Stratotanker, 727 and 737), Republic F-84F Thunderstreak, Lockheed T-33, Beech Starship, Cessna T-37, Learjet 23, Cessna 500/501 Prototype, Stearman 4D "Texaco 11", Stearman Kaydet WWII trainer biplane, 1920 Laird Swallow, 1926 Super Swallow, 1930 Watkins Skylark SL, 1944 Beech Staggerwing, U-8 Seminole, Beech Bonanza, Beech Jet Mentor, Cessna 310, Cessna Skymaster/O-2, Cessna 206, and Mooney Mite. Various other light aircraft, including homebuilt, light-sport and ultralight aircraft are included.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Administration Building" in 1990. It has also been known as "Building One".

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Aviation museum
Founded
1991

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