Southern Museum of Flight
The Southern Museum of Flight is a civilian aviation museum Birmingham, Alabama. The facility features nearly 100 aircraft, as well as engines, models, artifacts, photographs, and paintings.- Type: Museum
- Description: aviation museum in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Also known as: “SMoF”, “Southern Museum Of Flight”, and “southernmuseumofflight.org”
- Address: 4343 73rd Street North, Birmingham, 35206
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport and Saint Barnabas Church (Birmingham, Alabama).
Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, formerly Birmingham Municipal Airport and later Birmingham International Airport, is a civil-military airport serving Birmingham, Alabama.
Saint Barnabas Church (Birmingham, Alabama)
Church
Saint Barnabas Church (Birmingham, Alabama) is situated 3,800 feet east of Southern Museum of Flight.
Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base is a United States Air Force installation located at a Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. It hosts the 117th Air Refueling Wing, part of the Air National Guard, which operates the KC-135R Stratotanker. Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base is situated 1 mile northwest of Southern Museum of Flight.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarrant and Irondale.
Tarrant
Town
Photo: Kylestonephotgraphy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tarrant is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, bordering Birmingham's north side. At the 2020 census, the population was 6,124. It is home to the ABC Coke plant owned by the Drummond Company, "the largest single producer of foundry coke in the U.S.". Tarrant is situated 2½ miles northwest of Southern Museum of Flight.
Irondale
Town
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Irondale is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is a suburb of Birmingham, northeast of Homewood and Mountain Brook. At the 2020 census, the population was 13,497. Irondale is situated 2½ miles southeast of Southern Museum of Flight.
Avondale
Neighborhood
Avondale was a company town built around the Avondale Mills east of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1887. Avondale is situated 3½ miles southwest of Southern Museum of Flight.
Southern Museum of Flight
- Categories: aviation museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.56349° or 33° 33′ 49″ northLongitude
-86.73806° or 86° 44′ 17″ westOpen location code
865MH776+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1291205595OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7570154
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Japanese—“Southern Museum of Flight” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف الطيران الجنوبي”
- Chinese: “南方航空博物館”
- Japanese: “サザン・ミュージアム・オヴ・フライト”
- Japanese: “サザン・ミュージアム・オブ・フライト”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mil Mi-25s 88-0616 and A-12 Blackbird.
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