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Air Terminal Museum 1940

8325 Travelair St, Houston, TX 77061, USA

The museum displays a collection focusing on Houston's civil aviation history located in the terminal housing the airport's administrative functions, which opened on September 28, 1940, and served air passengers. until the spring of 1955.

The 1940 Air Terminal Museum is housed in the Houston Municipal Airport Terminal Building, a reasonably modern airport terminal built with Public Works Administration (PWA) money in 1940. The station was designed by architect Joseph Finger (an Austrian-American architect who also designed Houston City Hall), the station was designed to meet the needs of daily air travel. Houston's growth spurt and served as a commercial air hub in the late 1930s. The terminal served as Houston's sole commercial air terminal until 1954, and was later leased to many tenants. different in use until 1978.

The terminal has served Houston for years when air travelers wore their best outfits and made their way to destinations on planes like the Douglas DC-3 and Lockheed Constellation. During its short lifespan, the terminal oversaw a period of strong growth in air travel, from less than 100,000 passengers in its first year of operation, to nearly a million in 1954. After that most of the airport's operations were moved to a brand new terminal on the north side of the airport (still in use today).

In 1998, the Houston Aviation Heritage Association (HAHS), a non-profit organization, was established primarily to restore the terminal. The North Wing of the Air Terminal was opened to the public in February 2004 as the first phase of the museum. This is where the museum's gift shop and collection are located, as well as the main base of operations while the fundraising and restoration of the rest of the building is completed. The rest of the building was completed in February 2009, however there are still a set of parts that have not been renovated.

The American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) designated the Air Terminal Museum in 1940 as an Aerospace Historic Landmark.

In 2008, the Airline Heritage Association of America licensed the Hobby Airport's on-site hangar to house large exhibits from the 1940 Air Terminal Museum's collection including: Includes classic aircraft and their prototypes.

The museum's permanent collection is on display at all times during business hours and includes artifacts that highlight the Golden Age of flights. At the same time, it is a place to show the impact of aviation on Houston's history and economic development through the lens of the architectural beauty of the terminal.

When visiting the museum, visitors also have the opportunity to travel back in time to explore Houston's rich aviation heritage in virtual galleries through photographs and historical information dating back to when the museum was built. build.

Website : www.1940airterminal.org

Phone : (713) 454-1940

Hours of Operation :

Monday: closed

Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 - 17:00

Sunday: 13:00 - 17:00

Ticket price :

Adults: 5$

Children: 2$

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