Spirit of Flight Center, Aviation museum in Erie, Colorado

The Spirit of Flight Center is an aviation museum in Erie, Colorado, that displays military and civilian aircraft spanning multiple decades of aviation history. Its exhibition halls house a diverse collection of planes and related artifacts that represent the evolution of flight technology.

The Spirit of Flight collection was founded by Gordon R. Page and is run by the nonprofit Spirit of Flight Foundation, a 501(C)(3) based in Nampa, Idaho. Its recovery arm, Warbird Recovery, began in 1993 by locating parts of U.S. and Japanese military aircraft in Russia and bringing them to the United States. In 2009 the center placed a record-setting Learjet 24D on long-term loan to Redstone College of Denver.

The collection was founded by Gordon R. Page and is run by the nonprofit Spirit of Flight Foundation, a 501(C)(3) organization. The museum's stated mission is to honor all American veterans and aviators and to inspire future generations to learn about modern and historic aviation. Since 2019 the foundation has concentrated on its mobile air museum program, History on the Road, which brings the collection to larger events.

The center sits at Nampa Municipal Airport, so pilots can fly in and land at the field itself. The collection is shown through limited exhibits and a mobile program, History on the Road, that travels to larger events. Check ahead before making a trip, since displays are limited and the museum's focus has shifted toward traveling shows.

The TV series Chasing Planes was filmed at the Spirit of Flight Center and features its collection. The museum's recovery arm, Warbird Recovery, began in 1993 by locating parts of U.S. and Japanese military aircraft in Russia, and the story is told in the book Warbird Recovery.