Welcome to the Prairie Aviation Museum. We hope you enjoy the display and exhibits inside the museum and the aircraft in the Airpark. We have 9 aircraft and 2 helicopters on display. We also have one piston and three jet engines (J57, TF-30 and A-4) on display.
At times, like the Open Cockpit Days, we display a Convair 880 simulator and other items we are restoring.
Please stop by and join us for a visit, tour, or one of our Open Cockpit Days.
You do NOT need to have a background in aviation, just an interest in aviation and space plus a willingness to help others.
How is Prairie Aviation Museum associated with the movie Devotion, to be released November 23rd, 2022?
Prairie Aviation Museum has one section dedicated to Devotion, a true story. The main character, Jesse Leroy Brown, was a graduate of Eureka High School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Since the museum is closed until April 1st 2022, we hope you enjoy the movie and visit us in the Spring of 2023. Here are a few pictures from our dedicated wall display.
Hollywood took the tactical version of the T-38, the F-5, and called it a MIG-28 in the movie. The aircraft flown in the movie were actually Navy F-5’s used by Top Gun as adversary aircraft. They painted them black, stuck a red star on the side, and started rolling the cameras.
Our T-38 is an Air Force version. The T-38 was also used by NASA to train Space Shuttle pilots.
2023 Schedule
January 2023 Schedule – Closed
February 2023 Schedule – Closed
March 2023 Schedule – Closed
April 2023 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3
May 2023 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3 Open Cockpit Day – May 20: 10 – 3
June 2023 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3 Open Cockpit Day – June 17: 10 – 3
July 2023 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3 Open Cockpit Day – July 15: 10 – 3
August 2023 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3 Open Cockpit Day – August 19: 10 – 3
September 2023 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3 Open Cockpit Day – September 16: 10 – 3
October 2023 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3
November 2023 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3