 Ramp view | |
  Location within Kansas  Kansas Aviation Museum (the United States) | |
Former name | Wichita Municipal Airport |
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| Established | April 19, 1991 |
| Location | 3350 George Washington Blvd Wichita, Kansas 67210 USA [1] |
| Coordinates | 37°37′56″N 97°16′25″W / 37.63222°N 97.27361°W [1] |
| Type | Aviation Museum |
| Visitors | 42,205 (2023) |
| Director | Ben Sauceda[2] |
| Website | kansasaviationmuseum.org |
Administration Building | |
| Location | McConnell AFB, Wichita, Kansas |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | Glen H. Thomas |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000908[3] |
| Added to NRHP | June 11, 1990 |
The Kansas Aviation Museum is a museum located in Wichita, Kansas, United States, near 31st South and George Washington Blvd. The building, designed by Glen H. Thomas, was the former Wichita Municipal Airport terminal from 1935 to 1954. In February of 2024, the Wichita City Council approved an honorary over-naming of George Washington Blvd. as "Air Capital Blvd", recognizing the impact that Wichita makes in aviation.
The Museum features many display aircraft including the WB-47E Stratojet, B-52D Stratofortress, KC-135 Stratotanker, Boeing 727, Boeing 737-2H4, Republic F-84F Thunderstreak, Beech Starship, Cessna T-37, Learjet 23, Cessna 500/501 Prototype, Stearman 4D, Texaco 11, Stearman Trainer, 1920 Laird Swallow, 1926 Swallow, 1930 Watkins Skylark SL, 1944 Beech Staggerwing, U-8 Seminole, Mooney Mite, and Lockheed T-33.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Administration Building in 1990.[3] It has also been known as Building One.[3][4]
- ^ a b Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Kansas Aviation Museum; United States Geological Survey (USGS); December 8, 2008.
- ^ Kansas Aviation Museum organization page
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Administration Building / Building One". National Park Service. and accompanying photos