Oakland Aviation Museum

Address:	8252 Earhart Rd, Oakland, CA 94621, USA
Phone:	+1 510-638-7100
Site:	oaklandaviationmuseum.org
Rating:	4.3
Working:	10AM–4PM 10AM–4PM 10AM–4PM 10AM–4PM 10AM–4PM 10AM–4PM 10AM–4PM

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Jill Wind

Wanted to go to a museum and after a quick search stumbled upon the Oakland Aviation Museum. Upon entering we were greeted immediately by a friendly face and was given a quick overview of what we were going to find. After walking in and getting the rules we found many old planes with information in front of them. There are also old engines, helicopters, and military planes. If you dont read the plaques and information youll get through this one pretty quickly. Personally, I like to read everything so it took me a bit longer. Sure the planes, parts, models, and other things are really cool but let me tell you about the gem in this place. His name is Dale. I dont want to give it all away, but Dale knows his stuff. I had a question about the Skywarrior and not only did he answer it for me, he started to tell me more stories and just showed me things and pointed out other things that I merely glanced over. The man is full of knowledge and I really enjoyed talking with him and listening to what he had to say. For those who want to get into the planes they do have a open cockpit days which are listed on their website. You can bet Ill be back for that! I went for the planes and left with so much more.

sri raja

RACIST PEOPLE WORK HERE! I want to give negative rating to this place due to my horrible experience; my family along with couple of my friends family visited this place few months ago. The museum was almost empty. One of the museum staff gave a tour of the flying boat and requested donation. While coming out my friends bought about 5 toys from the store and paid for it. I didnt buy any toy and started walking out. The staff in the store came to me and said I see you sneaking out without making any donation. I told him donation is given at will, you cant demand for it. He started using bad (f**k) words and scolding me. I shouted at him saying you cant demand donation. Then he said they will never take any tours for INDIANs; I felt so ashamed and told him he has no rights to talk about all INDIANs. He said he will call the cops. I said I am ready to talk to cops. Then he went back to the museum. This was a horrible/hurting experience for the whole group of people. I still couldnt digest that he insulted my country and its people. I hope the management of this museum will take some action regarding this feedback and keep these kind of racist jerks/money suckers away!

BernaDette Session

Very family friendly, informative, conveniently located , easily navigated aviation museum, with co-located free parking. Close to Oakland airport, its outdoor spaces, with benches and a picnic table, allow for watching OAK airport departures. Includes childrens play area with mock air traffic control tower at entrance. Aircraft on display include civilian and military planes, with Top Gun fans favorite fighter jet, an F-14 Tomcat. Among the various indoor educational experiences are exhibits on African Americans in Aviation, with dedications to the Tuskegee Airmen; Women in Aviation, emphasizing the 99ers, and aviatrix pioneers Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman; and Doolittles Raiders/WWII. There is an entrance fee, and a small gift shop, with fun and interesting aviation related items for purchase. We visited on a Sunday morning, and a group of local model railroad enthusiasts were setting up a model train display in the theatre area. Venue is available for event rentals. We brought a family membership after seeing it on Groupon; very affordable.

Kathleen Chandler

Lots of great history to learn about. Its worth paying the $5 extra to tour the Solent (flying boat; used in filming Raiders of the Lost Ark). That was our favorite part and the guide was very knowledgable. Go and help support the museum. Its all volunteer-staffed.

Greg Greunke

A great museum indoors and out. Its never crowded and most importantly the volunteers really want you to see the planes. It feels less like a museum and more like stopping over at your uncles house who happens to have an amazing collection of planes.

Josh Common

Amazing place! I only had less than an hour to explore, but the displays are breath taking. Especially the outdoor portion of the museum. Im definitely coming back when I have more time to properly enjoy.

Daniel E Brown

Great place! We have been twice and one was open cockpit day. A good collection of planes and the staff are very friendly. It is a casual pleasant atmosphere with staff that know allot about the planes.

Stephan Meyer-Ewald

Wow. Very interesting collection. Well presented. Friendly, committed staff. Plan to spend a few hours to explore. Do the tour of the flying boat.

Craig Fleming

I love the Shorts Solent Flying Boat. Im a big fan of Naval Aviation. And I volunteer here, up on the Snorkelift, pressure washing the planes...

Javier Herrera

Me gusta todo lo relacionado con el pasado de la aviacion

Jose Gutierrez

Muy divertido de visitar si vale mucho la pena

Oliver Han

Fair price, cool stuff in there. If you live near here, it is worth to visit.

darius kraus

Not huge but definitely cool to be able to get do close to all the airplanes.