Museum of Flying

The Museum of Flying is a private non-profit aerospace museum in . It was founded in 1974, closed in 2002, and reopened in 2012 in a new facility.
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  • Opening hours: Friday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: info@museumofflying.org
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: aviation museum in Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Address: 3100 Airport Avenue, 90405

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Monica Airport and Penmar Recreation Center.

Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
is a general aviation airport largely in , United States, in the Greater Los Angeles area. It opened on April 15, 1923, making it one of the United States' oldest airports, and it has been one of the world's foremost general aviation airports.

Railway station
is an elevated light rail station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of Bundy Drive and Exposition Boulevard in , a neighborhood in , California. It serves the Metro E Line. is situated 1¼ miles north of Museum of Flying.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mar Vista and Westdale.

Suburb
Photo: Theshibboleth, Public domain.
is a neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles, California. In 1927, became the 70th community to be annexed to Los Angeles. It was designated as an official city neighborhood in 2006.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the Westside region of , California. It is represented by the Mar Vista Community Council.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in , on the Westside of Los Angeles, California. The short-lived City of grew around the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, later the Veterans Home, and was incorporated as a city in 1899. is situated 1½ miles north of Museum of Flying.

Museum of Flying

Latitude
34.01474° or 34° 0′ 53″ north
Longitude
-118.44761° or 118° 26′ 51″ west
Elevation
154 feet (47 metres)
Open location code
85632H72+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1293130367
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
5375947
Wiki­data ID
Q6940862
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In Other Languages

“Museum of Flying” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: サンタモニカ航空博物館
  • Japanese: ミュージアム・オヴ・フライング
  • Japanese: ミュージアム・オブ・フライング

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