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The Museum of Flight is the largest independent, non-profit air and space museum in the world, located on Boeing Field (King County International Airport) south of Seattle. Its campus preserves more than 130 aircraft and spacecraft spanning the first century of flight, from its original Boeing Red Barn building to a three-acre Aviation Pavilion of commercial and military airliners.
Notable Exhibits
- Boeing 707 SAM 970 (Air Force One) — The first jet presidential aircraft, used by presidents from Eisenhower to Nixon and open for public walkthroughs in the Aviation Pavilion.
- Concorde G-BOAG — British Airways Concorde that made its record-setting retirement flight from New York to Seattle in November 2003.
- Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird — A Mach 3 spy plane on loan from the U.S. Air Force, displayed in the Museum's T. A. Wilson Great Gallery.
- The Boeing Red Barn — The original 1909 birthplace of The Boeing Company, saved from demolition and moved by river barge to the museum site, restored in 1983.
The Museum of Flight was founded in 1965, when its first official exhibits opened in a 10,000-square-foot space at the Seattle Center, site of the 1962 World's Fair.
The Boeing Red Barn was saved from demolition at its original location on the Duwamish River and floated by river barge to the museum's current site.
Concorde G-BOAG flew its retirement flight from New York City to Seattle in 3 hours 55 minutes, setting a speed record for the route.
The Museum is located on Boeing Field (King County International Airport, BFI), one of the busiest non-hub airports in the United States.
Verified 2026-09-13 · Our History, Aviation Pavilion, King County International Airport - Boeing Field