Port Townsend Aero Museum

I went here for my first time today. It was amazing! I had absolutely no idea this museum and restoration shop was even here. This place helps kids get in to aviation too. I loved it. If I didn't live so dang far, I would definitely volunteer as an A&P. ❤️

The vintage planes in the museum are awesomely well preserved and beautiful to look at. I throughly enjoyed my visit and it was great hearing about the work they do with kids!

Excellent exhibit preserving historic planes, and all are kept flight worthy by student volunteers trained by A&P mechanics. We thoroghly enjoyed this stop!

As aviation enthusiasts, my husband and I try to visit aerospace museums at every opportunity that presents itself. We learned about this museum just before the Covid-19 shutdowns. So, over a year later, we finally were able to visit the museum. And we were not disappointed.

It's a small museum that only takes 1 to 1-1/2 hours to see the planes and read all the placards. The collection concentrates on planes of particular interest to Pacific Northwest enthusiasts with a variety of antique and classic planes, mostly tail-draggers. Almost all the planes are in flying condition. And our favorite thing about the Museum is it  sponsors a youth mentorship program. The participants learn and participate in all aspects of the museum's operations, including restoring and flying the planes. We were fortunate to meet Mike Payne, the museum's Director, who showed us some of the activities the teens and young adults were performing. Wow!! I wish I could have participated in these activities when I was their age.

So yes, if you are in the Port Townsend area, I highly recommend taking a side trip to see this museum.

This is a great spot for anyone interested in aviation, local history, and a cool place to take the kids. My family visited and found a clean, well laid out museum filling out an aircraft hangar. The place is basically run by volunteers and folks involved in various restoration projects. Besides the gift shop with tons of goodies for kids of all ages, there are books, models, and many wonderful examples of vintage aircraft. The rates for tickets are correct on the website...it's that inexpensive!!!! Come out, see a great museum and visit a great airport and check out the Spruce Goose cafe! Yummy food right by the flight line! We'll be visiting again!