Civil Aviation Museum

Civil Aviation Museum

The Civil Aviation Museum is a thematic civil aviation museum sponsored by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The museum is located in Area 200 on the auxiliary road of Beijing Capital Airport, covering a total area of 189,600 square meters with a total floor space of 21,980 square meters. The main building occupies 15,924 square meters and is a uniquely designed modern structure shaped like an aircraft engine, created by the German firm OWP.

The construction of the Civil Aviation Museum and the collection of its exhibits have received extensive participation and strong support from all sectors of society. A large number of collections and actual aircraft have been acquired, including transport planes used in different historical periods of Chinese civil aviation such as the Li-2, BAe146, Il-14, Trident, Yun-7, and Airbus A310-200. The museum also displays a wealth of valuable historical documents and materials on special topics such as the Hump Air Route, the “Two Airlines Uprising,” the August 1st Flight, and the Lhasa Test Flight.

The Civil Aviation Museum serves functions including exhibition display, science education, and leisure entertainment. The museum’s multifunctional cinema has three theaters: an IMAX theater, a digital cinema, and a film projector cinema. The science education and interactive area features three types of flight simulators: Airbus A320, Cirrus, and DreamFlyer. The Civil Aviation Museum offers services such as science education and leisure entertainment to visitors.

Location

Civil Aviation Museum, Civil Aviation Road, Beijing Capital Airport, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development

Further Reading:

· China National Third-Class Museum