Air And Space Museum Dulles Airport

The center can be reached by car via i 66 or the dulles toll road.
Air and space museum dulles airport. Available during your visit to create a safe environment for our visitors and due to ongoing construction to repair the boeing aviation hangar roof some parts of the udvar hazy center will not be available during your visit. Udvar hazy center is located at 14390 air and space museum parkway in chantilly va just minutes from washington dulles international airport. The 760 000 square foot facility was made possible by a 65 million donation in october 1999 to the smithsonian institution by steven f. National air and space museum.
Ellen stofan the john and adrienne mars director of the national air and space museum shares what to expect on your visit and how to prepare. Udvar hazy center also called the udvar hazy center is the smithsonian national air and space museum nasm s annex at washington dulles international airport in the chantilly area of fairfax county virginia united states. Visit us in washington dc and chantilly va to explore hundreds of the world s most significant objects in aviation and space history. From washington dc and points north.
Regular hours are 10 a m. Take i 495 west capital beltway to the dulles toll road west route 267. Udvar hazy center near washington dulles international airport is the companion facility to the museum in washington d c. Exit at air and space museum parkway and follow the signs to the udvar hazy center.
The national air and space museum at dulles houses a variety of aircraft and spacecraft exhibits. The museum is a part of the smithsonian institution and serves as a satellite location in northern virginia preserving and displaying artifacts that can not be exhibited in the washington dc national mall location. It holds numerous exhibits including the space shuttle discovery the enola gay and the gemini 7 space capsule. Hundreds of historically significant air and spacecraft along with thousands of small artifacts are on display in an open hangar like setting.
One museum two locations.