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Aviodrome, Aviation museum in Lelystad, Netherlands

The Aviodrome is an aviation museum located at Lelystad Airport with over 100 aircraft spread across multiple buildings. The collection displays historical planes both inside climate-controlled buildings and outdoors in an exhibition area.

The museum was founded in 1971 at Schiphol Airport under the name Aviodome with a distinctive geodesic dome structure. In 2003, the collection relocated to Lelystad Airport and expanded to its current form.

The museum shows how flying changed the way people traveled and how the Netherlands became part of aviation history. Walking through the exhibits, you notice how Dutch pilots and engineers shaped the industry over time.

Weekday visits tend to be less crowded than weekends, giving you more space to explore the exhibits. Wear comfortable shoes since you'll walk a lot moving between indoor and outdoor areas.

The museum houses a complete KLM Boeing 747-200 aircraft that was transported to the site by barge. This plane is one of the main attractions and demonstrates the scale of the collection.

Location: Lelystad

Inception: 2003

Official opening: 2003

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Fee: Yes

Operator: Libéma

Address: Pelikaanweg 50

Phone: +31320289840

Email: info@aviodrome.nl

Website: http://aviodrome.nl

GPS coordinates: 52.45730,5.52969

Latest update: December 6, 2025 16:04

Global tour of aviation museums and heritage

Aerospace museums hold airplanes that have marked the history of flight, often displayed in large hangars or outside. You can see military aircraft used during world conflicts, commercial planes that carried the first passengers, as well as experimental prototypes and objects from the early days of flying. These collections tell the story of how flying has grown, from early attempts to space rockets. Important places include the national museum of the United States Air Force in Ohio, which shows hundreds of aircraft sorted by period, and the Royal Air Force Museum in London, which shares British aviation history. In Europe, the Museo del Aire in Madrid displays over 150 Spanish military planes, and the Caproni Museum in Trentino gathers dozens of Italian aircraft along with many technical documents. In Russia, the Central Museum of the Air Forces near Moscow keeps Soviet-era airplanes and engines. These museums help visitors understand how flying developed in each country and how it changed travel and moving around.

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