You get to see a lot of stuff here that you wont find at the Museum of Flight in Seattle! They have a Corsair, the first business jet which was a Lockheed Martin Jetstar, Boeings only Supersonic Transporter prototype, a really shiny red fire engine, and a H-21B Workhorse helicopter which, as it was nicknamed, looks like a flying banana! Its really incredible to see these planes and if youre lucky you might catch a volunteer in the middle of their restoration progress! Feel free to chat with them! Fair amount of parking in front. Incredibly cheap admission fare ($4 for adults).

Loved visiting this place. Its pretty small (basically one large room) so its not worth its own trip but if youre at the Boeing factory tour youre so close already that its worth a stop. Its $5 to go in, and there are signs explaining a little bit about most of the planes. There are also planes hanging from the ceiling. Most of the planes are in various stages of restoration, and when I was there a couple of people were at work on the restoration of a plane and a car previously used to service planes. I started chatting with one of the people and he told me tons about the various planes and their backgrounds. It was fascinating. Bottom line--dont expect this to be as curated and official as the Museum of Flight, but its still cool to visit and see the restoration process.

Of all the flight Museums and tours in the area, this one is by far the most affordable. You get to see where the Seattle museum of flight gets their meticulously restored aircrafts. There is some very interesting stuff to see. Make sure to get the tour from the guy Manning the booth. He goes into great detail. The price was worth his stories alone.

Went here for fathers day with my dad. Really fun, great to see all the different planes. If you know someone who loves planes, take them here!

Great place to see a piece of aircraft history

See aircraft being restored, plus the restored Super Corsair, and the party built Boeing 2707 SST (Supersonic Transport) prototype. Very knowledgeable docent.

Very nice workshop with a self-guided walkthrough tour and labeled exhibits. Its not a formal museum, but well worth the very reasonable price. Nice friendly staff as well.

LOVE all the staff, and the pilots. Everyone is happy to talk to you. Informative people. We love the head mechanic.

Some old time planes being restored...in different stages of completion...staff was informative and took time to explain what they were doing...cool stuff....other museums at Paine field make sure to see them all...JDawg

A quick tour down memory lane.

Its a cool place to learn of aviation history at a glance!

Really cool showcase of operating vintage planes and war nostalgia.

If you are an airplane nut and have an hour or so to kill while awaiting a flight this is a great stop. Quite the bargain at $5.

The space isnt really big, but the things you see and learn are really neat. Asking questions leads to learning even more, which is fun. The price was reasonable, which was appreciated too.

Had a fantastic time here today. The guy working the museum this morning was super knowledgeable and great to talk to.

Ive been looking for a Dehavllin Comet for years, and I was just in Canada and was told there are none on this side of the Atlantic. Then I stopped by here today and they have one! Ive had one in my backyard for 20 years! I just never knew. Its the only one in the Americas. They also have a SST!

Nice display, but it is a small area. Its only one small hangar. Volunteers are nice.

A wonderful place to see historical aircraft

Very cool to see these old plains being restored. The volunteers are really nice and full of interesting information about the plains. Excellent addition to any family outing.

A good place to volunteer...

I loved the Museum as it was a self serve place with friendly staff. I visited the exhibits and went inside some of the aircraft and you could get a shortened in depth report on each aircraft

Amazing. Volunteers who work to restore planes were friendly and very knowledgeable

Small but interesting. I think the gift shop is bigger than the restoration center but its worth a visit.

Really cool artifacts. The staff is really cool to talk to. Loads of information and stories.

Nice museum. Every person there can tell you the history of the plane you are looking at (and add a war story or two if you ask)

Very interesting. One of the members showed us around.

This visit brought back memories of my father when he worked at Buckley Airforce.

Nice little museum with lotsof big planes

A neat look behind the scenes.

Docents are delightful. Lots of great stories.

While this place is small, you get to see them work on planes for the museum of flight

So great! You must go when they have planes flying.

We arrived at 4:35 PM (5:00 PM closing time). A very knowledgeable volunteer took us around and let me climb into the nose gunners perch in a B-25!! He had many stories about the planes on display. There is a nice variety including an old stick trainer used to train pilots before WWII and a Cadillac used to transport FDR in Glacier National Park. If you enjoy vintage airplanes, this attraction is worth the time as it is just down the road from the Future of Flight (Boeing) Museum.

Great aviation museum that has a slightly different take on the displays. This museum is an active restoration center, restoring both classic and military warbirds in there big hangar at Paine Field. Very friendly and knowledgeable docents are more then willing to take you on a tour, and some aircraft you can even go in! If you want a more personal aviation experience and get to know an aircraft more than just skin deep, this is well worth your $5. Ya. Its just $5!!!!

Not very big but you can get close the the planes. Very courteous staff and volunteers. They are restoring DeHavilland Comet. Check it out.

OMG great starter museum for kids.

Incredible place they only got a few planes but there really cool to see and a lot of history highly recommend it

Great place to take your kid for a view on the restoration

Witness planes being restored. Talk to the guys doing the work.

...if you whant to how them rebuild old planes, thats the place...

It was an awesome place to see, a must visit pay the money, the experience outways the cost.

Comet mk 4, Boeing SST mock-up, Corsair, OA-2, and more

Very good experience with the Redtailed Hawks flying club

Cant say enough good things about this place. Brought my grandfather back in time. My daughter was inspired by the staff, and we learned so much. This is a homeschoolers field trip dream!

Hope their Comet project go well!

Interesting behind the scenes tour of the aircraft that are restored for display at the museum of flight.

Lots of cool planes. It has a cool flight simulator.and modern planes. U can sit in almost any plane. And for $50 u can fly one

Ive got many fond memories of aeronautics and this place is one at the top of my list. I have always enjoyed coming back here. Never any issues,staff has always been very friendly.

Very nice people used bathrooms when I was working in area

Really cool place to visit. A must for air plane lovers.

Its small... but DEDICATED.... Lets you peek behind the scene... (they are actually restoring the aircraft here)....

Interesting place if you get the chance to see it

Great place to wander around and see airplane restoration in work.

An incredible world-class collection that is interpreted in new and innovative ways. Highly recommend !!

Very good. must see for true aviation enthusiasts. expect total time there of less than 1 hr.

A very good museum overall, a good place for schools to go to for a field trip.

This place is a hidden gem for museum members

Interesting.

Kewl place with lots of history

Definitely a cool place .

Interesting, though more targetted to the hardcore enthusiast.

The behaviour of one of the employees of this place was truly shocking.I showed up in the carpark of the museum of flight a couple of weeks back at about 3 oclock in the afternoon. I had just driven down from Canada and the museum shares its carpark with a aviation testing facility.I was there to book an exam.I pulled into the back of the car park where my truck would be in the shade as I had my golden retriever with me and it was a hot day. I let my dog jump out of my truck just so I could give her a drink of water. The carpark was deserted and my dog is well behaved so I did not put her on a leash which was a mistake. My dog did not stray more than 10 feet from the door of my truck I put a bowl of water down for her right next to the truck. I heard a man yell GET THAT DOG ON A LEASH from the air side of the fence. I immediately told my dog to get back in the truck and closed the door. My dog did nothing but get out and drink some water and get back into the truck.An old man approached the fence and I went to see him. I said sorry I didnt put my dog on a leash I just wanted to give her some water and I didnt see anyone around. He said they have had problems with dogs and accused me of letting my dog out to go to the bathroom. I explained my dig did not use the bathroom and I just wanted to give her a drink. I said sorry for not putting her on a leash and explained she would not be getting out of the truck again.He then went on to say that this was private property. I said ok Im simply hear to book an exam at the flight testing facility. He didnt seem to take notice of what I had said. He said this is private property I think you should leave. I said hold on Im here to book an exam at the testing facility and pointed toward the entrance some 25 feet from where I was parked. I asked him if he was an employee of the museum and he said he was. He then left without saying anything.I thought that was kinda strange but maybe they have had problems in the past.I went to the testing facility to find it had closed early. I then sat in my truck and started using my phone to Google a place to stay for the night.Within a couple of minutes the same man sped up behind me in his car and started honking his horn. I got out of the car and approached his window. Another man came out of a side door and took a few steps toward me and then stopped (I am not sure what he wanted I think he may of been there to intimidate me or something). I asked the aggressive old man in his car what the problem was. He said if I dont get out of there he was calling the sheriff. I said as I explained earlier I was here to book an exam at the testing facility would you like to see me Canadian helicopter licence. He didnt answer me he just told me AGAIN to leave or he was calling the sheriff. I then walked back to my truck and grabbed my licence. The old man started to drive away. I ran after him and held my licence up so he could see it. He yelled Im calling the sheriff the museum is closed. I said Im not here to see the museum. Then he said there is no camping here. I said Im not camping Im here to book am exam. Then he sped off. I returned to my truck and searched for a local bed and breakfast for 10 mins. The sheriff never showed up.I returned 2 days later and successfully completed the exam at the testing facility.I never saw that aggressive old man again. I was nothing but polite throughout the entire incident and never in my life have I been treated with such disrespect. That guy was horrible.

Makes my hubby happy to visit! :-)

Great

Awesome restoration work.

Very cool.

Two dollar water bottles. Oof

Really fun

Not worth the drive!

Awsome place

If interested in history of planes, go here

Really great museum

Fantastic museum. Enjoyed it a lot!

Wonderful

A very ring way to interact with some very old planes