Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum in St. George

We are always looking for cool adventures around St. George. This time, we found a FREE airplane museum right at the new St. George Airport. Kids will love walking around and into the airplanes. The Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum has a nice collection of planes. We had an informative tour guide tell us about each of the planes and answer our questions.

Directions

There are pretty good signs to help you get to the museum, but the entrance is just a bit hidden. As you enter the airport area, take the first right out of the round-about onto Airport Parkway. Go past the airport terminal. The museum is in the first hanger after the terminal. Turn left at the sign and you will see the planes right on the corner. An immediate right into the parking lot puts you right by the door. The Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum entrance isn’t obvious and just looks like a door into a hangar, but there is a small sign by the door.

Watch for some planes sitting outside and turn in front of them.

The Museum

Inside the hangar, there are a few airplanes, a full-size army jeep that was built from a kit, a few displays, and a small gift shop. Though the museum is free, you’ll also find a donation box. The suggested donation was $15, but you can put in whatever you want. Every little bit helps these small museums.

There are a ton of model planes on display, too.

There are other things on display, too, like these paintings.

We had someone greet us in the hangar and offer a tour. We asked for a “short tour” and it was just right. Our family spent around 30 minutes walking outside through a second hangar and then, out amongst the planes parked on the tarmac. Our guide knew a lot about the planes and answered our questions really well. We were glad that he had him, because the signs weren’t nearly as informative as he was. Make sure to take advantage of a tour when you visit.

This is the second hanger full of airplanes.

The entire Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum property has about a dozen planes along with displays of uniforms, map, newspapers, engines, and other things to see. Most of the displays seem to be from the Korean War to the present. The planes were all interesting, and we got to climb in one and see what it was like on the inside. We also found out that there are occasional airshows associated with this museum.

This airplane came from a kit that anyone could purchase and put together.

We were able to walk inside this cargo plane.

There are planes inside and out to enjoy.

Our favorite part was seeing the type of plane that the Candy Bomber flew. Since Gail Halverson is from Utah, we knew all about his story. It was surprising to see where the candy would have been dropped from: A super tiny hole in the airplane where someone had to shove the mini parachutes with candy attached one at a time. We enjoyed learning more about the Candy Bomber story.

This is the type of plane the Candy Bomber flew.

This is the tiny chute the candy was dropped from.

If airplanes or history are your thing, or if you just like FREE museums, make sure to stop by the Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum at St. George Airport. It’s an easy, short, free adventure. Visit their website for days and hours that they are open. Check out our list of Things to do in St. George for other free and fun ideas.