National Aviation Museum of the Royal Thai Air Force
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I highly recommend anyone who loves aircraft or wants to teach their children about the fascination of aircraft to go there. I think this museum should be visited at least once by aviation fans not only in Thailand but also abroad. It is very easy to get to as it is just a short walk from the Royal Air Force Museum BTS station. Admission is free. You can touch almost all airplanes and helicopters directly and take pictures freely. You can also enter some of the airplanes and even ride in the cockpit of some of them. Personally, I was impressed to see the Harrier so close up. There are not many people around, so it is a lot of fun to be able to take your time and look at the aircraft from corner to corner. It is a place that is not well known to the public, but I think it deserves more attention.
Munetsugu Kaneko
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It's a great muesem to visit. Huge variety of aircraft on display in a large compound. You can climb in several of them too! It's also free. My kids absolutely loved it and it makes a great way to kill some time if you have a wait for a flight at Don muang airport. The main hall has English descriptions but other displays do not. Watch out for conflicting closing times... Both 3:30pm and 4pm are shown so best to play it safe and arrive early. If coming by taxi be careful that the driver doesn't take the air force base exit from vipawadi Rd... The guards will not allow a taxi through this way and you get sent back along vipawadi Rd to the south. Private cars can access though so if in an uber you are fine. This route is default route shown in Google maps so be aware if in taxi.
Mark Limb
10
Aviation fanatic? Visit the ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE MUSEUM. It has a collection of almost hundred of airplanes and helicopters. It also displays the kingdom's aviation history. From the very simple airplane that is made by woods up to the present. You can also see some rare find models. Surprisingly, it treasures the only existing Curtiss Hawk III and the Corsair / Vought V - 93S in the world. The description of each model are in Thai and English. The place is nice. The staff are cool. Now, it's more accesible thru BTS skytrain system. Just get off at Royal Thai Airforce Museum Station (N22). And . . . the visit is absolutely - FREE! #RTAF Museum is AWESOME!!! #RoyalThaiAirForceMuseum #InformationOverload #ANiceEncounterWithAircraft #MyKindOfLongWeekend #iLoveThailand
trickytreck
20
One of the best museums I’ve been to in a while. Lots of interesting exhibits and some are rare. Free entry too. It’s worth visiting. Plan for 2-4 hours if you want to explore fully. Also right by the BTS station. So easy and cheap to get too. The station is named after the museum so also easy to find It is well designed to give visitors a comprehensive timeline of the Royal Thai Air Force from the modest beginning in 1910s to a modern division of the army nowadays. It hosts a grand collection of aircrafts, many of which are scaled down for display purpose. The museum also services the aviation library containing history books, archives, photos, and historical documents of aviation for research and study, preserving to be a legend of The Royal Thai Air Force.
Bharath S
60
Absolutely 5 stars and free to visit. I think this place isn't on most tourists' radar because it's a bit further out from the city centre. But it's easy to get to, directly via the Sukhumvit BTS line. The main building introduces you to the aviation timeline, starting with the first flight by the Wright brothers in 1903. It highlights key national and international milestones in military aviation history. Displayed aircraft range from early 1900s propeller planes through to modern-day supersonic jet fighters. Aircraft are displayed both in the outside areas on this site and covered buildings/hangers. Highly recommend a visit to this place, also a good caffe on-site and a souvenir shop.
Miles Macdonald
10
Museum features alot of old and also rare authentic (majority of the displayed aircraft) fighters and royal thai airforce aircraft. It’s free to enter but know that during public holidays or monday the museum will be closed. It’s a wonderful place to come visit as also there is alot of public transportation nearby such as the skytrain and also bus services a few feet outside of the museum entrance. As of currently there is renovation to some aircrafts and building and also there will most likely new aircrafts being added to the collection soon in the future until the museum either ran out of spaces or just moved/expand the musem to be even bigger!
Chattapol Chawantanpipat
00
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Address
171 Phahonyothin Rd, Sanam Bin, Don Mueang, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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+66 2 534 1853
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museum.rtaf.mi.th
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The Royal Thai Air Force Museum is located in Don Mueang District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on the Phahonyothin Road just to the south of Wing 6 of the domestic terminal of the Don Mueang Airport. It was served by the Royal Thai Air Force Museum BTS station since 16 December 2020.
attractions: Royal Thai Air Force Health Park, restaurants: ละมุน lamune พิพิธภัณฑ์กองทัพอากาศ, Umai
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