Olympic Flight Museum, Aviation museum and hangar at Olympia Regional Airport, Tumwater, United States.
The Olympic Flight Museum is an aviation museum at Olympia Airport in Olympia, Washington, holding more than 10 vintage planes and helicopters, most of them in airworthy condition. Displays range from fixed-wing aircraft to helicopters, and the collection includes both models and full-size airframes.
The museum was established in 1998 as a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving historical aircraft and sharing their importance in aviation development. The collection documents aircraft evolution across multiple decades of technical advancement.
The museum's name comes from its home at Olympia Regional Airport, and its June Olympic Air Show draws heritage and current military aircraft for flying demonstrations. The 2003-launched Gathering of Warbirds began as the museum's annual airshow, giving visitors a recurring date with working warbirds.
The museum sits at Olympia Airport, south of Olympia in Tumwater, and is run by a 501(c)(3) non-profit. The annual Olympic Air Show takes place in June, when heritage and current military aircraft give demonstrations. Check the air show dates before planning a visit, as the event draws crowds.
The aircraft are not simply displayed but are actively maintained and repaired, with visitors able to watch this work happen in real time. This gives the visit an unusual quality where vintage machines are treated as functioning objects rather than static exhibition pieces.
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