The good: Cool collection of aviation history. Seeing how airlines performed in the past is eye opening and nothing like it is today. This collection is worth seeing, it’s worth the time and money. The gentleman working in the office is kind and knowledgeable of all the items they have. If you’re an aviation nut like me this is a must while in KC.The bad: Visited during second week of August 2020 and the hanger was a little warm. Few hands on exhibits closed due to Covid

There are not many signs to tell you about the planes display. There are two planes that you can go inside. Since they are trying to restore them, they ask for a donation to go through them. There was a gentleman who spoke with us and he was friendly and knowledgeable. Overall, this was a small museum that was neat to visit.

Finally got a chance to check this museum out. It is so much more than what I thought it was going to be! The history that just exudes from the entire hangar, let alone the wonderful aircraft they have... This place is absolutely unappreciated and should not be missed. Our guide was very friendly, knowledgeable and was just the right amount of tell you about things and let you check it out yourself. Support this museum, these are the kinds of places that are few and far between these days.

An interesting place that’s jammed full of things to see. Would be even neater if the piles of stuff strewn about the hanger were organized and labeled. I was more interested in what wasn’t actually displayed then what was!

Good museum for learning about passenger aviation in the 1940s-1960s era. It was really interesting to walk aboard the two planes and compare them to the air-travel experience of today. I also enjoyed the gallery with the old uniforms, photos, and other artifacts. The tour guide was very knowledgeable but focused perhaps a bit too heavily on technical details. The admission is supposed to be $8 for adults but we were charged $10 each.

Tour guide is extremely knowledgeable about planes at the museum. Worth the visit!

Totally awesome and an extremely fair price

Awesome experience and a great tour from Don!

An outstanding look back at the golden age of flying.

I enjoy the great selection of historic aircraft. The class on celestial navigation that I attended was excellent.

Smaller museum with two very nice restored airliners. Other exhibits and aircraft as well.

Great tours that get you up close and personal with the age of commercial aviation

Full of neat airline memorabilia. Home to the Connie.

Great place to spend a few hours if you have interest in civil aviation history! Low-key place in need of funding, so keep expectations in check. Touring the Constellation is a must!

Top notch museum. I was impressed. The Constellation is pristine, a true museum piece.

We visited on a free kids day and were welcome at no charge. That was the highlight. This is essentially a junk yard of past TWA items. While there is some interesting items, theyre worth paying to see. Unless youre into aviation history, Id pass on this one.

Seeing L-1049 and Martin 404 in full standing was awesome! Wish I can donate a million to fix up L-1011

Very inexpensive. Great museum wonderful staff. Really enjoyed the tour.You are not supposed to sit or touch much of anything on planes so you have to be mindful of you bring kids. Honestly, if they do everything is covered in plastic so its safe.Definitely worth a trip.

Garage style, real workings, watch the oil drip pans ️ two planes to walk thru with photo history.

Personal experience with the history of airlines, with historical aircraft and other artifacts being restored and exhibited.

We arrived at 10am on a Thursday and the gate was locked. I called two times, and no one answered. We waited around for 20 minutes (along with another car) and then finally left. No where online, or on their facebook page did it say they were to be closed today. If this establishment needed to be closed for any reason, they should have updated their social media to let people know. Poor communication and a let down.

Very awesome place. They have a hanger with multiple planes. Not just TWA retired planes.

Loved this place! Heaven for aviation nerds. It wasnt enormous but the exhibits that were there were well-maintained and well cared for. It was fun talking to the staff about exhibits and airline history. Totally worth a trip!

Jack Koder was a fantastic guide. We had a great time seeing the planes and learning about the history of them and the airlines they flew for from him.

Came today, Thursday, 11am, no holiday aside from pi day, super excited about visiting and they were closed. All locked up, no sign, no answer on the phone. Maybe the hours need to be updated, maybe its seasonal... who knows. But this was exceedingly disappointing for me.Update: apparently theyre closed today for a plumbing issue. Check their Facebook for closures or call ahead.Apparently theyve been closed for 3 months. Thanks for the notice.

Small, very off the beaten path type of quirky activity to bring a friend from out of town to.My friend and I were impressed with the collection of vintage aircraft - very cool step back in time. Luxury flying in its day.Tour guide gave lengthy, but extremely knowledgeable overview and tour. Quite knowledgeable in fact.Overall, it a very cool way to spend an afternoon.

We had a great experience at this museum! Our tour guide, Lennon, was the best!

Great place to visit when coming to Kansas City, a great place to visit if you like history, airplanes, and tech, a great place to come down to. Great learning opportunities to.

This attraction is a great way to spend a couple of hours while in Kansas City. The tour gives you some information about some of the earlier TWA planes, as well as history of the airport, and you get to walk through a Connie and another plane they have on display. Our tour guide was really knowledgeable and provided a great experience. If you have the time, stop by and take in this museum and support their preservation and restorations efforts.

Awesome place. My parents and wife loved it. Very old airplanes available to see from inside, airplane engine are opened to see inside. No fighting planes thought. Our Guide was a great and knowledged guy, he explained everything and answered all our questions. Entry fee was only 8$.There is another TWA museum near by, I think that doesnt have any plans to see, only picture. Entry fee is separate for both of these places.

A very hidden place near downtown. Its a neat place to visit, although make sure your expectations are tempered. They have about 10 to 12 planes from a bygone era. They have guided tours.

A living history museum. Aircraft maintained to flyable condition. Tours by actual pilots. Enjoy supporting this kind of work.

I really enjoyed this place. The tour guide was a retired TWA pilot who got to fly several of the planes in display. He knew his stuff and the large amount of knowledge made the museum much more enjoyable. There is also a flight simulator that you can get on (but have to pay separately). Wear cool clothing as the planes are stored in an actual hangar that can get hot.

Cadet Tristin Mccann, learning his way around the Air Force Academy plane.. and Planning his strategy to get accepted to the USAFA., Tristn And Trinity both got special invites to visit Colorado, with special Private Tours of the USAFA.. So So Proud of my Babies...Really, My Babies are just awesome.. so Marty get ready... Colorado, Here we come !!!! This is one Proud Mommie... You go kids, you have given it your all and its starting to pay off.. ( 6.6% acceptance rate at USAFA, and My kiddos have been invited to a private tour... I cant stop crying/ smiling/ laughing/ screaming/ jumping/ and just Beaming with Pride...I love you more than life its self Cadets McCann,. ( Trinnie and Tristin) You can do this ... I know in my heart and my everything.... You got this babies !!!! You are doing hat you dreamed !!!!!!!! *******

Great collection of vintage airline equipment which is actually being cared for. Went on a rainy day and your a great guided tour, including the Super Connie and a Martin 404. Would recommend to anyone with an interest in aviation.

A really interesting place to visit especially if youre an old plane nut. Its a little dingy inside but interesting just the same. I know airplanes run on money, I guess even an airplane museum runs on the same stuff.

Great little local treasure. Tours are guided and quite informative. If you are into planes or history you will enjoy the time here.

Very interesting

I was amazed at how cool this hangar was it was great for the Lobsterfest event that was held there

We have attended location for a 2nd time with Challenged air. We had a wonderful time and the airplanes on display take you back in time.

So much history! Really enjoyed learning about and seeing the old planes. Cant wait to see new exhibits and visit again.

I need to twice a year !! A must See !!

Hard to find but dont give up! It is not huge but fill of treasures none the less. The guided tour was very intimate, informative, and interactive as we walked through the 3 main aircraft on display.

Have not been to the museum during normal hours but actually had a course who got married here and had the reception in the hanger. We did get to go through one of the airplanes but would like to go back during normal hours for the normal tour.

Super staff. and good tour. nice collection a must see for anyone interested in aviation

Very nice staff. We even got to go inside a few of the planes. Would recommend checking it out!

Five stars for airline and airliner buffs, but not for everyone. Walk through a Lockheed Super Constellation and a Martin 404! L-1011 and 727 coming soon.

If youre an aviation buff, this museum offers a tour of several famous aircraft that represent highlights of civil aviation history. With a quick walk-through and explanation of each bird. I had a one on one tour with a retiree that got long winded at times but was enjoyable to learn the history of each aircraft and design. The main exhibit is a Lockheed constellation, an airliner that was designed by the same man that designed the U-2 and SR-71 blackbird.

Gota visit more often. Lots to see

A decent small museum with 3 well maintained aircraft (DC3, Martin 404, and Lockheed Constellation) in TWA livery, as well as an L1011 that theyre going to be working on maintaining. Aside from that, theyve got a 10min video that they have you sit and watch, then you can wandering into an artifact room, where you can see memorabilia from different ages of air travel.They wont let you into the hangar where the aircraft are without an escort to comply with FAA regs for hot ramp access (completely understandable), but their docent took his dear sweet time talking to the other couple that had shown up at the same time as I did. I was hoping to move along the tour a little faster than the guide did, but he couldnt catch a hint, and the people at the front desk were kind of aloof.While the guide had a vast amount of knowledge of the aircraft, it definitely feels like a hobbyist-level effort to keep the museum going. I think that it would be in their best interest to merge with the TWA Museum on the other side of the airport, as they actually have a lot of good TWA memorabilia, but no actual aircraft.

Great tour and tour guide was very knowledgeable and answered our questions. Very interesting.

A cool place to check out for airplane geeks

It doesnt look like much from the outside...and to be honest my initial impression when walking in was nothing impressive either, but the staff here and the guided tour make visiting this museum WORTH IT. The guides for the tours are extremely knowledgeable and are very passionate. The hangar they have to actually repair, renovate, and store their planes and other projects is full of history and cool insights to the inner workings of aircrafts. Obviously, it would benefit you to be at least semi-interested in aircrafts, but if you even have the slightest curiosity, this museum should definitely be a stop during your visit to KC!

Laurie and I enjoyed the museum and stories even though were not plane geeks. Weve traveled a lot and were delighted to see some of the relics from a bygone age of air travel elegance and sophistication.The experience starts with a movie that provides some context and history then a docent-led tour begins. Our guide, Gus, was very knowledgeable and had some great stories and anecdotes. Our tour was enhanced by having a SouthWest Airlines captain in our group who was an airplane geek like Gus!The collection of uniforms, even the paper ones from the 60s was fun to see. As well as some of the equipment used behind the scenes.Loved seeing and walking through the Lockheed Constellation in person after seeing picture and reading about them for years! Its classier and more graceful looking than I imagined it would be!

Very interesting. Definitely worth the time for adults and $8 entrance fee if you are even mildly interested in aircraft or history.It is a great time for kids, but they NEED to be able to behave because the tour is in a working aircraft hanger and there are lots of ways for kids to hurt themselves if they are running around.

Wonderful!! Attended a wedding in an airplane hanger! What an amazing experience! And the view/skyline was gorgeous!!

We spent 15 minutes looking for the entrance then had to ask a security guard who didnt know where the entrance was. The gates were closed and all we got after calling them was an answering machine telling us there hours saying they were open despite their entrance being locked. Very disappointing is really looking for to this.

Wonderful venue! John & the staff are very helpful & accommodating.

The national airline history museum is awesome. Lots of really older aircraft but very educational. Great family activity to do.

This is unlike most museums in that you cant just walk around on your own. You have to have a guide show you around. Im assuming it is for safety reasons as they actively work on restoring planes here. However, it is not that interesting to a kid who doesnt care about the history and just wants to look at airplanes without being led around.

This is a great museum but it is a work in progress. I enjoyed the aircraft on site.

Was very interesting

Not a place for an event. But a great museum

Small museum with some very cool old airplanes. We were given a tour by a retired pilot who knew all the planes inside and out.

Great displays! Also very informative tour about the local history of aviation and more.

Who knew you could learn so much about TWA

Love to view the history

Really cool, Tour guide was very informative!!

Wonderful place with rich history and passionate volenteers.

Simply awesome. A little jewel of KC. Guided tour of these aircraft was over the top.

This is a really neat museum and our guide was super nice and knowledgeable.

Great venue for a company function. Awesome restored airplanes.

They failed to advertise that the place is inaccessible due to flooding

Great venue for an event

Interesting could use a good dusting

Very interesting. Our guide was amazing.

Very informative and cool experience

Small but worth the visit for someone who loves planes

Runs on all volunteer and community donation

Very friendly staff.

Great event

Great

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Great tour!

Good story about some line floating in the air.

Informative guides, enjoyed our visit.

History..

It was closed

Lame

Neat

Loved it

The constellation was the highlight

Don was a great guide.

Interesting place

Great tour of the hangar

Awesome old planes.

A hidden treasure in Kansas City

Currently closed at 1026 on a Friday