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 The museum's Great Gallery in 2005 | |
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Former name | Pacific Museum of Flight[1] |
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| Established | 1965 |
| Location | King County International Airport (Boeing Field) 9404 E. Marginal Way Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 47°31′05″N 122°17′49″W / 47.518°N 122.297°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Visitors | 500,000+ per year[2] |
| President | Matthew B. Hayes[3] |
| Curator | Matthew Burchette[4] |
| Website | museumofflight.org |
The Museum of Flight is a private non-profit air and space museum in the Seattle metropolitan area. It is located at the southern end of King County International Airport (Boeing Field) in the city of Tukwila, immediately south of Seattle.[5] It was established in 1965 and is fully accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. As the largest private air and space museum in the world, it also hosts large K–12 educational programs.[6]
The museum attracts over 500,000 visitors every year,[2] and also serves more than 140,000 students annually through its onsite programs: a Challenger Learning Center, an Aviation Learning Center, and a summer camp (ACE), as well as outreach programs that travel throughout Washington and Oregon.[7]
- ^ Lentz, Flo; Martin, Sarah J. (December 13, 2017). "Landmark Registration Form". King County. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "Museum of Flight Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Museum of Flight. p. 18. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ "Matt Hayes will succeed Museum of Flight CEO Doug King." Museum of Flight, July 12, 2017
- ^ "The Museum of Flight Welcomes Matthew R. Burchette as its New Senior Curator" (Press release). Museum of Flight. July 2, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "Museum of Flight". Yahoo Travel. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014.
- ^ "Museum of Flight". Boeing Academy. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Museum of Flight/Aviation High Press Release" Museum of Flight. Retrieved: September 8, 2011.