Carolinas Aviation Museum

Since 1991 the company has been providing Museum.

Charlotte Douglas Airport grew rapidly over the years but in 1991, the original hangar was scheduled to be torn down to make room for expansion. Floyd and Lois Wilson heard about the removal of the hangar and decided to step in to save the historical landmark. They organized a small group of aviation enthusiasts and formed the Carolinas Historical Aviation Commission (CHAC). The organization...

Carolinas Aviation Museum is located at the address 4672 First Flight Dr in Charlotte, North Carolina 28208. They can be contacted via phone at (704) 359-8442 for pricing, hours and directions.

Carolinas Aviation Museum has an annual sales volume of 0 - 500K. . For more information contact Wade Carmichael, Manager or go to www.carolinasaviation.org

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The Carolinas Aviation Museum is a great place for people of all ages. There are artifacts from aviation history and is a chance to get up close to the aircraft. You can event learn how Flight 1549 became "The Miracle on the Hudson".

History:The Charlotte Airport hangar was erected in 1936-37 by the Works Progress Administration, better known as WPA, a program tied to the federal work program that served Charlotte during the Great Depression. The airport consisted of two buildings, an administration/terminal building, one hangar, a beacon tower, two 3000-foot runways and one 2500-foot runway.On May 17th 1938 Eastern...