Air Classics Museum of Aviation in Sugar Grove open for season
The Air Classics Museum of Aviation at Aurora Airport in Sugar Grove has opened its doors for the season.
The museum is located one mile west of the Aurora Airport entrance at 44W546 W. Route 30.
The museum is open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Admission is $10 for age 16 to 61; $7 for seniors, age 62 or older; or $5 for children, age 5 to 15. Children under age 5 are free when accompanied by their parent. Group tours are available Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., by reservation.
Exhibits consist of indoor displays of aviation memorabilia from the 1930s to the present, including uniforms, engines, and a full size mockup of a Boeing 737 cockpit. The outdoor flight line consists of a RF-86 Sabre jet, a T4A-J Skyhawk, a F-105 Thunder Chief, a T-39 Sabre Liner, a F-4B Phantom II, an A&E Corsair II, and a HU-1 Huey Helicopter. The Huey and Corsair are veterans of the Vietnam War.
Also on the line are replicas of a P-51 Mustang a P-40 Warhawk, a P-47 Thunderbolt and a BF-109 Messerschmitt.
The museum honors Blue Star Families, Museum Adventure Pass, Harvest Hosts, and the Kane-DuPage Regional Association Passport Program.
For more information, call (630) 466-0888 or visit airclassicsmuseum.org.