Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is an aviation museum in Chantilly, Virginia, part of the Smithsonian Institution, housing hundreds of aircraft and spacecraft. The two enormous hangars provide room for large machines such as bombers, fighters, airliners, and the Space Shuttle Discovery, which can be viewed from different levels.

The facility opened in December 2003 to create space for aircraft that could not be displayed at the main National Air and Space Museum building in Washington. The location near Dulles Airport was chosen because large machines could be delivered directly there.

The name honors Hungarian-American aviation entrepreneur Steven Udvar-Hazy, whose donation made construction possible. Visitors today see the machines up close, as many aircraft stand directly on the hangar floor with no barriers blocking views of details like cockpits or engines.

The museum opens daily from ten in the morning until half past five in the evening, and entry is free. Those arriving by car will find parking in front of the building, for which a fee must be paid.

In the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar, visitors can watch through glass panels as technicians work on historical aircraft and repair damaged parts. The workshop sits on a mezzanine, so you can look down directly onto work areas and opened fuselages.

Location: Fairfax County

Official opening: December 15, 2003

Accessibility: Accesible en silla de ruedas

Fee: No

Operator: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Part of: Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum

Address: Air and Space Museum Parkway

Opening Hours: Lunes-Domingo 10:00-17:30

Phone: +17035724118

Website: http://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center

GPS coordinates: 38.91144,-77.44411

Latest update: December 14, 2025 23:00