Wings Over Miami, Aviation museum at Miami Executive Airport, United States
Wings Over Miami is an aviation museum located at Miami Executive Airport that displays aircraft spanning different eras and nations. The collection includes Soviet-era fighters, World War II planes, and training aircraft, most of which remain in flying condition.
The museum was founded in 2001 by aviation enthusiasts seeking to fill the void left when the Weeks Air Museum closed after hurricane damage. This effort preserved the region's aviation heritage and created a new home for historic aircraft.
The space tells stories about how people have used aircraft to explore, defend, and connect since the early 1900s. Visitors encounter machines from different nations and periods side by side, revealing how flight shaped human ambition across generations.
The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, making weekday visits less crowded if you prefer a quieter experience. Wear comfortable walking shoes as you will cover significant ground moving between the various aircraft displays and outdoor areas.
The collection preserves an F-14 Tomcat and a MiG-21, two legendary fighter jets that faced each other during Cold War tensions. Seeing both machines together is rare and reveals how differently aviation technology developed on opposite sides of the geopolitical divide.
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