The museum
On the grounds of Amarillo’s international airport, the museum tells the story of aviation in the Texas Panhandle through aircraft, research vehicles and preserved aerospace material. Its exhibits extend from civil light aircraft through Cold War trainers and transport aviation.
On the grounds of Amarillo’s international airport, the museum tells the story of aviation in the Texas Panhandle through aircraft, research vehicles and preserved aerospace material. Its exhibits extend from civil light aircraft through Cold War trainers and transport aviation.
The collection emphasizes texas aviation heritage, transport airplanes, experimental aircraft and flight training. The official exhibit page distinguishes full-sized aircraft from models. The T-34B and T-33A are noted as offsite and must not be described as currently viewable at the museum. Models and miniatures are excluded from the aircraft entries.
Entries below are source-backed selections, not necessarily the complete collection. A museum may have an aircraft on loan, under restoration, stored away from public areas, or temporarily absent for a flying event. Where display status is unknown, it is not a promise that the aircraft can be seen on a visit. Check current admission arrangements and specific aircraft access with the institution before traveling.
What defines the collection
Texas aviation heritage, transport airplanes, experimental aircraft and flight training
What to expect
The official exhibit page distinguishes full-sized aircraft from models. The T-34B and T-33A are noted as offsite and must not be described as currently viewable at the museum. Models and miniatures are excluded from the aircraft entries.
What the museum holds
11 documented aircraft and exhibit records
The inventory below separates what the museum or its sources say the institution holds from the smaller set of aircraft histories already connected to the Air Archive.
- North American P-51 MustangUnknown
- Beechcraft T-34B Mentor (offsite)Unknown
- Bell OH-13S SiouxUnknown
- Cecil Ingram ErcoupeUnknown
- de Havilland Canada C-7A CaribouUnknown
- Douglas DC-3Unknown
- Grumman F8F Bearcat Reno racerUnknown
- Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (offsite)Unknown
- NASA Shuttle Training AircraftUnknown
- Pterodactyl AscenderUnknown
- Yakovlev Yak-11Unknown
Open full museum-listed inventory (11 entries)
| Aircraft | Status | Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Beechcraft T-34B Mentor (offsite) | Unknown | — |
| Bell OH-13S Sioux | Unknown | — |
| Cecil Ingram Ercoupe | Unknown | — |
| de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou | Unknown | — |
| Douglas DC-3 | Unknown | — |
| Grumman F8F Bearcat Reno racer | Unknown | — |
| Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (offsite) | Unknown | — |
| NASA Shuttle Training Aircraft | Unknown | — |
| North American P-51 Mustang North American P-51D Mustang | Unknown | — |
| Pterodactyl Ascender | Unknown | — |
| Yakovlev Yak-11 | Unknown | — |
Aircraft histories connected to this museum
These links connect museum holdings to aircraft histories already in the Trackpads Air Archive. They are not intended to imply that every museum aircraft has a dedicated archive profile yet.