2929 E Empire Street Bloomington, IL 61704 (309)-663-7632
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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.
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.
2022 Schedule
February 2022 Schedule – Closed
March 2022 Schedule – Closed
April 2022 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3
May 2022 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3 Open Cockpit Day – May 21: 10 – 4
June 2022 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3 Open Cockpit Day – June 18: 10 – 4
July 2022 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3 Open Cockpit Day – July 16: 10 – 4
August 2022 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3 Open Cockpit Day – August 20: 10 – 4
September 2022 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3 Open Cockpit Day – September 17: 10 – 4
October 2022 Schedule – Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 – 3