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EXHIBITS

From Moon Soup to Howard Hughes, NOAA, and warbirds, we've got something for everyone!

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EVENTS

Museum programs, fly-ins, and more - there's always something happening on campus.

ABOUT FLORIDA AIR MUSEUM


As Florida’s “Official Aviation Museum and Education Center,” the Florida Air Museum features a dynamic display of unique designs, classics, ultra-lights, antiques, and warbirds. More than a collection of airplanes; it stands as a tribute to the history and joy of flight. Exhibits educate about pioneers like Howard Hughes, early air racers, and Floridians and others who have influenced the world of aviation.


In cooperation with ACE, the Museum also offers a variety of year-round educational experiences for all ages including camps, tours, workshops, and speaker presentations. The Museum continues to grow and meet the challenge of showcasing aviation history through exhibits, restoration and preservation, education and outreach, and sharing a passion for flight with visitors of all ages.


Learn more about the history of ACE and FAM.

FEATURED EXHIBITS

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Howard Hughes

The Florida Air Museum is home to the personal aviation collection of Howard R. Hughes. Unique artifacts include his flight suit and an oxygen mask carried on the round the world flight.

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Naval Aircraft

A diverse collection of military, commercial, and experimental aircraft. Must-sees include the Convair F2Y Sea Dart, F-14 Tomcat, and a full-scale replica of the Wright Flyer.

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Innovations in Propulsion

Discover the revolution in technology as the realm of flight took to the skies higher, faster, and more efficiently than even Da Vinci could have imagined.

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DAILY RATES

$ 15 / day
  • Adults $15 - Youth (11-17) $10
  • Children (0-10) Free
  • Seniors (65 or 50 w/AARP) and Retired Military - $12
  • Active Duty Military (in Accordance with Blue Star Museums Program) - Free
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GROUP RATES

$ 12 /day
  • Adults $12 - Youth (11-17) $8
  • Children (0-10) Free
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MEMBERSHIPS

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  • Family $100-Dual $75
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THE LATEST FROM THE BLOG

Unknowing Pioneers and the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line

Just over a decade after Wright Brother’s first flight at Kittyhawk, North Carolina, aviation had yet to find practical use. Barnstormers traveled the countryside in search of passengers but the airplane and allure of the adventurous goggled pilots who flew them were still a mere novelty to the public. But as Antony H. Jannus and Abram C. Phiel boarded the flying boat Lark of Duluth on 1 January 1914, they […]

Hughes XF-11 Gearboxes and Wind Tunnel Model

The air was calm and the sun was starting to creep down towards the horizon as Howard Robard Hughes donned his signature hat and carefully stepped into the cockpit of his newly constructed reconnaissance aircraft, one of two Hughes XF-11 bearing serial number 44-70155. Designed by Hughes and his team to fly high-speed reconnaissance missions, it was to compete directly against the Republic XF-12 Rainbow, another clean-sheet design built for […]

Another World First: Kissimmee’s Air Ordinance, 1908

The fledging City of Kissimmee in Osceola County was barely 25 years old when aviation started to spread like wildfire across the world’s imagination. Of course, only eight years had passed since the Wright’s 1903 flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina when Kissimmee City Attorney, Patrick Alexander Vans Agnew, took a trip to France. Returning home upon viewing a daredevil and his aircraft zipping and swooping overpopulated streets and buildings, […]

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ABOUT ACE

Florida Air Museum is a part of Aerospace Center for Excellence. ACE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, community-based institution and educational resource dedicated to bringing aerospace and aviation history and science alive for people of all ages and backgrounds.

HOURS

Monday – Saturday: 10AM – 4PM

Sunday: 12PM – 4PM

The Museum occasionally closes to the public for special events. Please call ahead to confirm availability for your visit date.

CONTACT

4175 Medulla Rd. Lakeland, FL 33811

863.904.6833

 www.floridaairmuseum.org

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