Activity Overview
The National Airline History Museum is an aviation museum in Kansas City, Missouri. It was founded in 1986 and features a small collection of commercial aircraft that includes a Lockheed Super "G" Constellation that was used in famous films as well as a Martin 4-0-4 passenger airliner. While the museum is small, it is full of fascinating artifacts and informative exhibits that make it a great place to stop for an hour or two, especially if you have an aviation enthusiast in the family.
Things to Do
- View the Lockheed Super "G" Constellation, a four-engine airliner that has been used in various documentaries and films, including The Aviator and Ace Ventura When Nature Calls.
- Check out the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar and the other planes in the museum's collection.
- Try out the museum's flight simulator, which allows visitors to experience what flying feels like first-hand.
National Airline History Museum Insider Tips
- If you want to visit the museum, make sure to visit Wednesday through Saturday, since it is closed every Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
- Take a guided tour of the museum! Their friendly tour guides know all kinds of fascinating facts about the history of the aircraft on display.
- Bring along your camera so that you can take photos of the historic aircraft, including the inside of the Martin 4-0-4 passenger airliner that you can walk through.
