Museo Aeronáutico de Málaga

Traveler reviews

• Tim Finch-Fayle

  ★★★★★10 months ago

  What a fantastic place this is! My wife and I visited today and spent 3 hours happily immersed in aviation and it’s all free. No need for tickets. Set in and around the original airport terminal, it has wonderful displays of every aspect of the airport through the years. From the aircraft on display themselves, there’s rooms full of uniforms, luggage, tickets, airport equipment of all sorts, fire and follow me trucks, archaeological finds, models, dioramas, aircraft engines from little Lycomings to a monster Rolls Royce Trent, radar aerials and screens, Very lights, radios, teletypers - if it’s ever been used at an airport it’s almost certainly on display here. Set right by the business aircraft parking area, it has a great view of the southern end of runway 31. There’s both a proper built seating area, plus you can climb up an old set of air stairs in the fire truck area. We could never do this in the UK! The buildings themselves have been very well preserved and you can almost imagine the staff and passengers of old in the terminal building. The whole place is a credit to everyone who has had a hand in getting the museum to its current very high standard. The DC9 nose section built in to the building is a real eye opener! It’s a brilliant idea to see from both sides. If you have even a passing interest in aviation, this is a museum well worth a few hours of your time.

• Allison Miller

  ★★★★★8 months ago

  I happened to find this museum randomly, but I am so glad I did! We came on a Tuesday, early afternoon, and it was pretty dead for the first bit. Luckily we ran into Jose Antonio (a local volunteer) and he showed us so much! We got to go into the planes, learn about their history, take photos and I was able to do the flight simulator (it's harder than it looks!). In talking with him, it was refreshing to learn how aerospace enthusiasts in the community came together to create this museum and keep it going. They all have a variety of backgrounds, but they spend their time to make it enjoyable and interactive for visitors. Regardless of if you do a self-guided visit or can link up with a volunteer, it is well worth the visit - plus there's some archaeological information mixed in. Amazing that this is free, and I appreciate the work the volunteers put in so others can enjoy learning and playing. 15/10 would visit again!

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