1940 Air Terminal Museum
The 1940 Air Terminal Museum was a museum located in Houston, Texas, United States, at William P. Hobby Airport. Collections were housed in the original art deco building which served as the first purpose-built terminal for passenger flight in Houston.Photo: Mlickliter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: building in Houston (vicinity), Harris County, Texas
- Also known as: “1940 Houston Air Terminal”
- Address: 8325 Travelair Street, 77061
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include William P. Hobby Airport and Sterling High School.
William P. Hobby Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: AuburnPilot, Public domain.
William P. Hobby Airport —colloquially referred to as Houston Hobby Airport or other short names—is an international airport in the Greater Hobby neighborhood in Houston, Texas, Harris County located 7 mi from downtown Houston.
Sterling High School
School
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
Ross Shaw Sterling High School, also known as Sterling Aviation High School, is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas. Sterling, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District. Sterling High School is situated 2½ miles west of 1940 Air Terminal Museum.
Cornelius Elementary School
School
This list includes Houston Independent School District schools that only house the elementary school level. For other schools, see List of Houston Independent School District schools. Cornelius Elementary School is situated 2 miles north of 1940 Air Terminal Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Houston and Brookside Village.
South Houston
Town
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
South Houston is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area and Harris County. The population was 16,153 at the 2020 census. South Houston is situated 3½ miles east of 1940 Air Terminal Museum.
Brookside Village
Village
Brookside Village is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The population of the city was 1,548 at the 2020 U.S. census, an increase over the figure of 1,523 tabulated in the 2010 U.S. census. Brookside Village is situated 5 miles southwest of 1940 Air Terminal Museum.
Pasadena
Photo: ShreveNewsMan, Public domain.
Pasadena is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Harris County. It is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950, making it the 23rd most populous city in Texas and the second most populous in Harris County, after Houston.
1940 Air Terminal Museum
- Categories: aviation museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.64711° or 29° 38′ 50″ northLongitude
-95.28645° or 95° 17′ 11″ westOperator
Houston Aeronautical Heritage SocietyOpen location code
76X6JPW7+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1293782242OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4564680
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“1940 Air Terminal Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “1940航站大樓博物館”
- Japanese: “1940エアターミナル博物館”
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