Explore the expansive aviation and space flight collection during your time at this Dallas, Texas attraction, boasting over 30 aircraft and space vehicles, 11 galleries that examine aviation and space flight through time and over 35,000 historical artifacts. If time permits, shop a great selection of aviation and space-related gifts and keepsakes in the Museum Store.
Galleries and Exhibits
Journey through aviation and space flight history as you explore the aviation museum’s galleries. See a full-size model of the 1903 Wright Flyer in Early Flyers. Lighter than Air features artifacts from the famous airship Hindenburg. Learn about famous flyers such as Charles Lindbergh, Bessie Coleman, Richard Byrd and Amelia Earhart in The Golden Age. World War I, World War II and Cold War galleries feature unique artifacts and scale models of historic military aircrafts. Learn about the accomplishments African Americans have made throughout aviation history despite adversity and limited opportunities in Tuskegee Airmen. The Civil Air Transport and Air America exhibit is dedicated to the personnel that took part in one of the greatest relatively unknown chapters in the annals of aviation history.
Southwest Airlines: The Heart of Our History
Learn about Dallas’ own Southwest Airlines in The Heart of Our History, from its humble beginnings at Love Field as a three-airplane carrier in 1971 to its current place as the airline with the world’s largest fleet of Boeing 737s. Board the Boeing 737-300 Spirit of Kitty Hawk, the first-300 example that the airlines flew, and explore the aircraft’s flight deck and passenger cabin featuring displays of memorabilia, original art and items from the personal collections of Southwest Founder and Chairman Emeritus Herb Kelleher and President Colleen C. Barrett. The aviation exhibit also features the nose of a Boeing 737-200, set up so visitors can view both the flight deck and the avionics bay underneath.
Apollo 7
At the heart of the Space Flight gallery is the spacecraft used for the Apollo 7 mission. On loan from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C., the spacecraft was used by astronauts Walter Cunningham, Walter Schirra and Donn Eisele to accomplish the first manned flight of the Apollo Program from October 11 to October 22 in 1968.
Shopping at the Museum Store
Shop for aviation and space-related gifts and keepsakes in the Museum Store. Simple rocket building kits and complex models, flight jackets, replica memorabilia and some of the best-selling aviation and space books are available for purchase.
- Snacks and beverages can be purchased from the Museum Store, or from the museum’s vending machines.
- The Frontiers of Flight Museum is ADA compliant. Complimentary wheelchairs are available for use on a first-come first-served basis.
- In addition to its permanent galleries and exhibits, be sure to keep your eyes open for the Frontiers of Flight Museum’s special and temporary exhibits on display throughout the year.