Alaska Aviation Museum

About Us

The Alaska Aviation Museum is located in the heart of Alaska aviation. It sits on the south shore of Lake Hood, the busiest seaplane base in the world, with more than 87,000 takeoffs and landings per year. A half-mile away is Ted Stevens International Airport, the air crossroads of the world. You can watch takeoffs and landings right from the museum.

The museum presents one of the finest displays of Alaskan aviation history with interactive displays, memorabilia, photographs, films and artifacts from personal collections of Alaska’s pioneer aviators.

Our Mission

To preserve, display, educate, and honor Alaska’s aviation heritage.

Our History

1977 Alaskan Historical Aircraft Society was founded by Ted Spencer.

 

1979 501(c)(3) status was acquired.

1984 PBY was acquired from Fred Richards.

1987 PBY arrives from Dago Lake and King Salmon via an Army training mission.

1988 Museum opens to the public.

Since then… The Museum has continued to collect aircraft from all eras of Alaska aviation, from the 1928 Stearman c2b to the 1981 Boeing B737-29OC.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President:  Brent Cole

Vice-President:  Trudy Wassel

Secretary:  Keenan Zerkel

Treasurer:  Joey Benetka

Board Agent: Bill Odom

Past President:  Danny Seybert

Members at Large

Terry Holliday  

Jim Jansen 

Chuck Miller

Rick Morrison

Dennis Parrish

Sonny Petersen

MUSEUM STAFF

Phyllis Kilgore, Executive Director
Angie Fricke, Operations Manager
Hailey Larson, Development & Education Manager

Megan Plaumann, Curator
Sophia Montes, Guest Services
Michelle Barbeiri, Guest Services

Randa Cisneros, Guest Services

Isabel Perales, Guest Services

ENDOWMENT BOARD

Mary Witte and Nancy Schierhorn, Co-President & Chairman

Rich Richter, Treasurer

Steve Pannone, Member

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