If it has ever flown through the atmosphere or space, chances are you’ll have the opportunity to learn about it at the Chico Air Museum.Located on Ryan Avenue, the Chico Air Museum is dedicated to preserving the area’s rich aviation past. Over the years, its collection has grown to include an array of aeronautical and aviation equipment and memorabilia that are engaging and educational for visitors of all ages.Of course, the refurbished aircraft tend to steal the show; they’re housed in an authentic World War II hangar at the city’s municipal airport.The museum is only open a few days a week, so check their schedule before making a special trip.

A unique and quaint gem set on a former Army Air Corps Base, the Chico Air Museum provides an opportunity for av-geeks and military buffs alike, and more, to learn more about the vast aviation history of Chico. Lovely way to spend a day visiting their outdoor aircraft display, surveying their extensive informational library and hearing stories from the many volunteer custodians.

Nice airplane musuem to visit, very friendly docents to talk as well...

Great collection of planes, local aviation history and a special fly in when we went.

Quaint little air museum located in a former Army Air Force hangar. Includes some special collections focusing on the history of aerial firefighting and smoke jumping. (Hint,Its good local history!) Staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Admission is free but please throw a few bucks in the donation box to support the museum. They deserve it.

The volunteers were knowledgeable and helpful. A good few hours at most but fun. Wish they had a few more aircraft but still enough to enjoy the visit for sure.

Small but worthy of a visit. A few planes you dont often see, a few commonly seen planes. Thursday through Sunday only.

Free entrance n lots to see. Helpful volunteers. Pics from visiting B-17 n B-25.

Neat museum, the docents were knowledgeable, and the B-17 and B-25 event was amazing.

Pretty cool place. Id driven by a few times and thought it was just what you see outside but theres much, much more inside. Lots of cool stuff to see, and some displays are very hands on. My four year old son loved being able to sit in the cockpit and play with the switches and buttons.

Love this place. The exhibits and volunteers are amazing. My 3- and 5-year-olds really enjoyed the cockpit they could play in. This was also the weekend where they had the B-25 and B-17 flights and tours. Seeing and hearing those flying pieces of history was amazing.

We got a great in-depth tour and had a great time!

Surprisingly fun, Ive lived in Chico for years and had never been here, and do I regret it. The tour guide is very knowledgeable and charming.

Friendly knowledgeable staff who are passionate about the planes and history

Went to an event at the Chico Air Museum. Had a delightful time. Sunset on the tarmac was awesome as well as lots of aviation history to enjoy.

Great and knowledgable people here to assist you through your visit. This place is a non-profit that has a volunteer staff. There is a donation jar which I highly recommend contributing. You wont regret the donation as they are worth the investment.

Great local museum, this was my first visit and I was definitely impressed. There are a multitude of great displays on a wide range of aviation history as well as a cool space section. There are also several displays that are full hands on in cockpit experiences. All buttons, switches and levers can be operated, a nice change from a usual museums no touching policy. Was great for my 2 year old. Will definitely be back to visit. Volunteers were also super friendly and knowledgeable.

U love the people here so much. They make my autistic son feel at home. Its a great place for kids

Great place for your kids to see a part of history. My daughter enjoyed every bit of it.

Great little air museum. Worth the stop.

Thank you for a very informative tour Mr. Wick Humble. Such an amazing museum with so much history.

Truly awesome! Great people! Worth a visit!!! Thank you very much for the great experience we had! Believe me or not but I was allowed to suit up like a real pilot!!!

Great place, lots of different aircraft and extremely knowledge and friendly staff. Great experience for kids. Best if all, its free!

Very sweet volunteers, some with first hand experiences to share. Loved hearing their stories. Had 2 items young children can climb and explore. Most were probably too advanced for toddlers. You can watch airplanes take off from the airport on the side. Be prepared to have several volunteers speak with you and you may even get a mini tour.

Its a pretty interesting place. The guides are amazing and there is plenty to look at. Its free admission and no appointments. They also have a live feed to the International Space Station. Worth checking out.

Steve Adams is a fun tour guide

Great place to bring kids! Very informative and interesting

Fun and entertaining way to spend an afternoon for just a donation!

Lots of fun for people of all ages. Great exhibits and history. And its free (donation recommended).

Great for the kids. Very friendly

The B17 is really something to see and walk through, a lot of history and just amazed 10 people could be in there for the long missions, wow!

This place is a must see if youre visiting Chico or just never been. We go about once a year.

Fabulous volunteers always extremely helpful. Educated and curious of your stories also. Excellent place for homeschoolers or any kind of children TV exposed as well.Once was the training ground for the World War II ladies Army wasps period a little known fact. A wonderful place for an event to be staged.

Very interesting. Great docents.

Really great place to go to check out decommissioned airplanes in Chico.

Very nice museum. Some particularly interesting exhibits, including an A-7 Corsair. Its actually a USAF A-7D, but its being painted as a USN A-7E from VA-25. Other noteworthy exhibits are a P-2V Neptune, F-15, H-21, and AN-2 Colt.

Super fun. Kind and knowledgeable docents.

Love this place just wish it was bigger

Very informative. Friendly staff.

Very interesting, great displays.

Nice little museum, and it was Free admission, but donations accepted

Super cool! Chaperoned my sons school field trip to there. We had a great time. Lots to learn and interactive itinerary for the kiddos.

Free, donations gladly accepted. a wonderful place, and they will do tours if you just ask. they have lots of planes and artifacts for such small place.

Fantastic place! The kids and I all loved it!

This is the best place in town to take your children and grandchildren !

Went with the city commerce. Was a wonderful experience

Small but free and fun. The people are really helpful.

Great time!!!! Thanks to David Miller my granddaughter and I had an excellent experience! Took time to explain and demonstrate the inner workings of each aircraft we were interested in..The rest of the staff were helpful to and curtious as well. Would be a great field trip for all ages!

Good history here.

I took my 3 year old son and grandmother and we all had a great time! The docents were very helpful and knowledgeable.

The volunteers are very courteous and attentive, but will also let you meander throughout exhibits as long as they know you know to not touch ANYTHING as some of the aircraft are maintained and flown regularly.Did you know they also have A NASA outer space exhibit inside its own enclosed, heavily supervised enclosure? They also have an enormous display of a locals collection of meticulously crafted model cars that spans the automobiles entire history to date.The most unique item on display, which is a feat of engineering for its time, Ill not spoil for anyone except to say youll know where else Swiss Army technology got its start, and youll be surprised and impressed by that display alone.My reason for only 4 stars might be a problem for some folks: if youre visiting mid Summer it gets quite warm inside that retired hangar and can be uncomfortable for anyone susceptible to heat. Plan to visit when its cooler in the day or year if thats you.Excepting that, youll have quite an adventure and lots of nostalgia. You might even get graced with a personal story or two from the guides all of whom enjoy their volunteer time with visitors and only ask for a donation of your choosing and to sign their guest book.Enjoy your visit!

Great place

Beat time ever for my boys love this place

Wonderful placeGreat for adults children

We love the Air mesuem!!! Its fun for kids and free!!!

Great for kids. A lot of cool planes to see and the new location is much better than their old place. Most people dont know it even exists, but its a good place to see a great display of aviation history.

Loved walking through here. I cant believe its free

Awesome displays and free! Donations gladly accepted!

Volunteers are super friendly and helpful. Great place for kids!

I had wonderful time great museum thanks for being so kind five stars. Thanks.

A few interesting aircraft on display for the saber jet and the antinoff byplane were supper cool The hanger built-in the 40s was full of artifacts its pretty cool for such a small space will definitely visit again

Great place to visit! Has a lot more than expected for being in chico. Most people dont know about it either. They are working on adding new planes all the time!

This place is amazing. Lots of airplanes to view, 2 you can get in, access to the outside so you can view airplanes taking off and landing. They have peddle cars in the shape air planes, color zone for kids and a tv where they play the movie Planes and Planes Fire and Rescue. You can even sit in air line seats to watch the film. Ive been there twice this year and will be back again. It is free to go in and they accept donations.

Nice throw backs

Hands-on kids friendly museum.It is very fun place to visit especially if your little one loves airplanes.Not only children but adults can enjoy this place.I took my parents here and they had fun as well as my son did.It surprised me that the admission is for free.My son got a sticker and a craft airplane when leaving.We will definitely come back here.

Friendly people, cool planes. Not very interesting for little kids, although there are a couple planes they can get in

I gotta be honest, this museum has one of the best airman docents Ive seen! Great bio and awesome planes and artifacts!

Awesome. Staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. Took my 2 and 4 year olds and had a blast.

The best air museum in the north state

Very cool little museum

Professional-grade museum displaysHelpful and knowledgeable docentNo A/C (visit this museum in the morning)

How often can you go to a museum and touch nearly every exhibit? A great place to experience aviation history.

One of many fantastic museums in our lil town. See for yourself.

Great local area museum. If your into early aero history, this is a must see.

Lots to checkout, even without grandkids.

Great exhibits and great docents. A fun time.

Amazing place

Great memories can alive looking at planes.thx

My little one love it

A Little Gem!

A cool little museum

Historic air museum.

Great museum at the airport

Fun.

Air show!

SERRF is having a field trip

Good fun!

Great!

Nice local aviation mueseum

Great place to visit!

Everyone should go see

Very educational

Love history

Fun time

Lots of history and a new space exhibit.

Great venue for education