Rating: National First-Class Museum

Opening Hours: 

Regular Opening Hours: 9:00-16:30 (last entry at 16:00); closed on Mondays (except for public holidays)

From July 13 to August 31, 2024: 9:00-17:30, last entry at 17:00

Reservation/Ticketing: Free entry, with no reservation required

Address: 200 Auxiliary Road of the Capital Airport (Shoudu Jichang Fulu), Chaoyang District, Beijing.

Phone Number: +86-10-84323666

Description: Civil Aviation Museum, founded by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, is the only museum in the civil aviation industry and a National First-Class Museum. It covers an area of about 220 mu (about 14.27 hectares), with the main building covering 15,924 square meters. It officially opened and started operation in 2011, and has been successively awarded such titles as "China Civil Aviation Party Education Base", "China Civil Aviation Safety Education Base", "National Science Popularization Education Base", "Beijing Science Popularization Base", "Chaoyang District Patriotism Education Base", and "China Civil Aviation Model Workers and Craftsmen Publicity and Education Base". It is also among the "First Batch of Science and Technology Education Experience Bases in the City of Science and Technology Museums". At present, several thematic exhibitions are underway, including the one titled "Raise Head, Spread Wings, and Soar High - Development History of Civil Aviation in the People's Republic of China". The museum has a large collection of exhibits including actual aircraft, including the Li-2, C-46, Trident, Y-7, and Airbus A310-200, which are transport vehicles used in different historical periods of China's civil aviation industry. The museum has three lecture halls. Its interactive science popularization area houses Airbus A320, Cirrus, and Dream flight simulators, providing visitors with science popularization education, leisure, and entertainment services and experiences.