The Florida Air Museum is designated as Florida’s “Official Aviation Museum and Education Center.” It features a display of aircraft including one-of-a-kind designs, classics, ultra-lights, antiques and warbirds.FacilityThe museum is housed in a main building and a hangar annex. Both are located on the campus of the Sun 'n Fun fly-in and expo, which supplies much of the funding for the museum's collections and programs. The entire campus is located at the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, just south of the runways.The main building holds much of the collection, especially smaller aircraft like a Boeing-Stearman Model 75 from the classic Red Baron Pizza aerobatic team. A wide variety of unique designs, homebuilts, and even a Mercury rocket motor share the display floor. The aircraft are supplemented by a collection of engines from World War I to the present day. It also houses a library, offices, a conference room and the museum's small gift shop. The hangar annex houses larger aircraft and engines.Also on Campus is the Buehler Restoration Center. This 8,000 square–foot facility, located adjacent to the Florida Air Museum at SUN ‘n FUN, houses SUN 'n FUN’s year–round aircraft restoration activities. The facility, which opened in April 2006, was made possible by a $300,000 grant from The Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust, with additional support from a State of Florida Cultural Facilities and Historical Grant.
"Florida’s “Official Aviation Museum and Education Center” features a dynamic display of the best examples aviation has to offer including one-of-a-kind designs, classics, ultra-lights, antiques and war-birds.More than a collection of airplanes, it is a tribute to the history and joy of flight highlighting pioneers such as Howard Hughes, early air racers, and Floridians who have influenced the world of aviation. A part of the Aerospace Center for Excellence, the museum also participates in a variety of unique year-round educational experiences for all ages including camps, tours, workshops and speaker presentations."
