Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum

Air Zoo

USA

www.airzoo.org

airzoo@airzoo.org

    • New Hours: The Air Zoo’s new hours are Monday-Saturday 9am-12:30pm and 1:30-5pm, and Sunday 1:30-5pm, to allow for deep cleaning and breaks for staff and volunteers.
    • Mondays are reserved for our region’s vulnerable populations, as outlined by the CDC.
    • Online ticketing is recommended, as capacity is limited for all timeslots, and available at airzoo.org.
    • Masks must be worn by all persons age 2 and up, at all times, while in the buildings.
    • Everyone who enters will have their temperature scanned, and anyone with a sustained temperature of 100.4 or higher will be asked to return another day.
    • Rides, flight simulators, the Missions Theater, and most hands-on activities will be temporarily inaccessible until state restrictions are lifted and the Air Zoo feels it is safe to reincorporate these activities.
    • The Kitty Hawk Café will be closed through the end of July (re-opening date TBA). Water and snacks are available through the Fly Buy Gift Shop.

Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Admission fee

Gift shop

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The Air Zoo is located at 6151 Portage Road in Portage, MI, halfway between Detroit and Chicago. We’re off I-94 (exit 78), just south of the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport.

Aircraft collection

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 52-6468 USAF, Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum

N31948

N47139

N2LF

N448SP

N777SU/140768

159211/MP-701

NX4DA/BW146/20

N119FE

N2PP/5736/202

53-8029/WB

N330RC

N960RF

N2293Y

NL222SU/44-7619

42-78846

N21NB/N13-145011

NX92034/127888

N90830/293168/Z

1612

2173/5

06624/41-S-13

86581

N52020/45

N436FS

N4435C

NC1077

N2954

NX3PP/92509/611

NL1PP

NX4PP/79683/4

80390

NL9G/3F8/8

NX72WP/123072/ V-206

147283/542

141782/5

160395/AJ-200

N121AZ

N8HH

NX84Y/81

N4254A

51-16225

C4K-19/71-9

32347

N37864

N58189/10

N824LJ

56-0898

85-0817/HO

44-85152/FT-152

160123/NJ-732

61-7956

138090

52-1584

74-0658

161984/03

N621BM/1621

4107

N8985Z

N366WS

2951/32

N333SU

N37L/43-4899

12852

91005

112493

N100JE/51-7700/1

N2RC

147600/UR-69

N4491M/J-M

42-26418/HV-A

52-6468

N4307L

N5481L

N9104A/4

04383/3

N9104A

32622/360

NR1313

150904/AH-202

41-1675

42-46574

NC644Y

NC74835

N90553

N101LK

Aeronca 65 CA Chief

Aeronca L-3B Defender

Avid Flyer

Beech B55 Baron

Beech T-34A Mentor

Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra

Bell P-39Q Airacobra

Boeing 727-25QC

Boeing-Stearman N2S-5 Kaydet

Cessna O-1A Bird Dog

Cirrus VK30

Cristen Eagle II

Curtiss JN-4 Jenny

Curtiss P-40N Warhawk

Curtiss XP-55 Acender

Douglas A-4B Skyhawk

Douglas AD-4N Skyraider

Douglas C-47A Skytrain

Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless

Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless

Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless

Eastern FM-2 Wildcat

Fairchild 24-K Forwarder

Fairchild PT-23A Cornell

Fieseler Fi-156 Storch

Fokker Dr.I Dreidecker (replica)

Ford 5-AT-A Tri-Motor

Grumman G-73 Mallard

Goodyear FG-1D Corsair

Grumman FM-2 Wildcat

Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat

Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat

Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat

Grumman F9F-2 Panther

Grumman TF-9J Cougar

Grumman F11F-1 Tiger

Grumman F-14A Tomcat

Grumman OV-1D Mohawk

Gemini Boilerplate Spacecraft “El Kabong”

Haigh SuperStar

Heath Baby Bullet

Heath Parasol

Hiller H-23A Raven

Hiller OH-23B Raven

Hispano HA-1112 Buchon

Howard DGA-1P Nightingale

Karp Pusher 107

Laister-Kauffman TG-4A

Learjet Lear-23

Lockheed F-104C Starfighter

Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk

Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star

Lockheed S-3B Viking

Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird

Lockheed T-33B

Martin GNB-57B Night Intruder

Max Holste MH.1521 Broussard

McDonnell F-4E Phantom II

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet

Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-15

Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21

Milner AirCar

Montgolfier Balloon (replica)

Murphy Renegade Spirit

NAF N3N-3 Yellow Peril

North American AT-6D Texan

North American B-25J Mitchell

North American F-86F Sabre

North American SNJ-5C Texan

North American SNJ-7 Texan

North American T-28K Trojan

Pereira X-28A Air Skimmer

Piasecki HUP-3 Retriever

Piper L-4 Grasshopper

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

Rotorway Executive 90

Ryan PT-22 Recuit

SPAD VII (replica)

Schweizer LNS-1

Sopwith F.1 Camel (replica)

Timm N2T-1 Tutor

Travel-Air Mystery Ship (replica)

Vought F-8J Crusader

Vultee SNV-1 Valiant

Waco CG-4A

Waco INF

Waco VPF-7

Wolf W-II Boredom Fighter

Wright Flyer Type A (replica)

Zenair CH-250

Curtiss XP-55 Acender 42-78846 USAAF, Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum Grumman F-14A Tomcat 160395/AJ-200 US Navy

Grumman G-73 Mallard N2954, Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum Hispano HA-1112 Buchon C4K-19/71-9 Spanish Air Force, Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum

Howard DGA-1P Nightingale 32347 US Navy, Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird 61-7956 USAF, Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum

North American B-25J Mitchell N37L 43-4899 USAAF, Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 42-26418 HV-A USAAF, Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum

SPAD VII (replica) N9104A 4 French Air Force, Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum Vought F-8J Crusader 150904 AH-202 US Navy, Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum

Wright Flyer Type A (replica), Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum

With more than 50 diverse aircraft on display, you can walk through history from a replica of the first Wright Flyer, to World War II era fighters and bombers, all the way up to the modern and one-of-a-kind SR-71B Blackbird – the fastest plane ever built.

In 2019, the Air Zoo was notified that they would be the proud recipient of one of the first F-117 Nighthawks released for public display at a non-government institution. The highly decorated Shaba (817) arrived in Kalamazoo on December 7, 2020. The Air Zoo is expected to be the first non-governmental facility in the country – and the only museum in the state of Michigan – to display an F-117. The Air Zoo is currently running a fundraising initiative called Get Shaba to help support  restoration needed to get this magnificent aircraft out on the exhibit floor for all to enjoy. Be sure to click on the link to help the museum with this important project!

Photo’s Dariusz Budzik