Aviation Museum of New Hampshire
Aircraft, engines, models, oral histories, and the original Manchester airport terminal connect barnstorming to modern aerospace.
Artwork inspired by Frank Shapleigh
A rescued Art Deco terminal frames the state’s flight history. Aircraft, engines, models, oral histories, and the original Manchester airport terminal connect barnstorming to modern aerospace. Its character becomes clearest where Art Deco terminal meets aircraft cockpit, with local aviator stories adding a less obvious but equally useful point of comparison.
Start with the terminal itself, then follow one local aviator from personal story to machine. Volunteer-led opening days are limited; confirm the weekly schedule before making a special trip. The experience feels complete when local aviator stories is read alongside aircraft cockpit, not saved as an optional detail after the headline view.
- Building
- 1937 terminal
- Moved
- 2004
- Focus
- NH aviation
Quick guide
- Start with
- Start with the terminal itself, then follow one local aviator from personal story to machine.
- Look closely at
- Notice how aircraft cockpit changes the meaning of local aviator stories rather than treating either as background.
Know before you go
- Start with
- Start with the terminal itself, then follow one local aviator from personal story to machine.
- Look closely at
- Notice how aircraft cockpit changes the meaning of local aviator stories rather than treating either as background.
- Connect the story
- Use the rescued terminal to link local pilots, changing aircraft technology, and Manchester’s evolution from airfield to modern airport.
- Plan around
- Review hours, admission, parking, and access together before planning Aviation Museum of New Hampshire; each addresses a different practical constraint.
Good to know
Volunteer-led opening days are limited; confirm the weekly schedule before making a special trip.
Notice these
- Art Deco terminal
- aircraft cockpit
- local aviator stories