Chico Air Museum

Santa is in flight! He'll arrive at noon sharp, so be sure to stop by and see him!

Come see Santa at the Chico Air Museum this year! He'll arrive by plane on Saturday, December 14th at 12pm. Check out the poster for more details!

Due to a private event, the museum will be closed this Saturday, October 26th. We will still be open Thursday, Friday, and Sunday during our winter hours of 10am-3pm.

Mark your calendars for August 12th through the 18th! The Commemorative Air Force's B-17 and B-25 WW2 vintage aircraft will be coming to Chico! Check out the CAF's event page below for more information and to book a tour or ride. https://www.azcaf.org/location/chico-ca-tour-stop/

Next week (Thursday, July 18th through Sunday July 21st) we will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing! Come visit the Ed Golay Space Room and watch the 16-minute video of the dramatic descent and landing of the Lunar Excursion Module, flown by astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin. We will also be showing a video of the first lunar surface exploration by the Apollo 11 crew in our Eagle Wing Theater. These videos will be on continuous loop shown on a large screen HDTV screen. Check the Chico Community Observatory's website for other Apollo 11 anniversary events at www.facebook.com/ChicoCommunityObservatory/

The P-51 Mustang has arrived and it'll be on display tomorrow. It's beautiful!

Just a reminder that this Sunday is our first Open House and Fly-In! There will be lots of airplanes and it'll be fun for the whole family. We hope to see you there!

IMPORTANT! Unfortunately due to the recent weather and unforeseen circumstances we will be postponing our Open House and Fly-In. The new date for the event is Sunday, April 14th. Please share!

ATTENTION! Big news! We will be hosting our first ever Open House and Fly-In on Sunday, April 7th. There will be lots of planes and it'll be fun for the whole family. As always, admission is FREE. Be sure to check out the flyer below or head to our event page to get more details. Hope to see you there!