The museum was founded in 1968 in the premises of the historic air force airport in Prague – Kbely, which was the first air-base built after the formation of Czechoslovakia in 1918. As for the quantity and quality of collections, the museum ranks among the largest aviation museums in Europe. The museum exhibition is devoted to the close history of Czechoslovak and Czech aviation, especially the Air Force. The selected types of world-well-known aeroplanes are exhibited for comparison purposes. In addition, a great number of aircraft engines, parts of airframes, armament, equipment, uniforms, flags, badges, and other relics referring to the history of Czechoslovak and Czech aviation are on exhibition.
The collections contain 275 aeroplanes; of that, 85 are arranged in four hangars, and the rest is exhibited outside on taxiways. Each hanger houses a particular period – Hanger A – pre-1939 aircraft, Hanger B – Second World War aircraft, Hanger C – Czech aircraft since 1945 and Hanger D – sport/acrobatic craft. Particularly notable are the Spitfire, ME 262, Jak 23, Northrop Tiger and Phantom Mk II.
Address: Mladoboleslavska Street, Airport Kbely, Praha 9
Opening hours: May-Oct 10 am-6 pm, Mondays closed.
Directions: Metro line B to Ceskomoravska then bus 185, 278 to Letecke muzeum.
Admission: free entry
