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Visiting the Aviation Cadet Museum: Hours, Tickets, and What to Expect
One show a day, 3:00 PM, adults $20 and kids $10 — here's exactly how a visit works, start to finish.
The Aviation Cadet Museum is not a room of glass cases you walk past. It is a live, interactive show, taught in person by museum president and former Aviation Cadet Errol D. Severe, on a working grass airfield three miles northeast of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Here is what to know before you come.
The essentials
| Show time | 3:00 PM daily — one show per day |
|---|---|
| Length | 1.5 – 2 hours |
| Regular season | April 1 – October 31 |
| Closed | Sundays and some holidays |
| Adults | $20 |
| Children ages 7–12 | $10 |
| Reservations | Required — seats are limited |
| Payment | Cash at the door, or card online in advance |
| Phone | 479-253-5008 |
Reservations are required
There is one show a day and the seating is limited, so we ask everyone to reserve. Because we only take cash at the door, booking online with a card is the simplest way to lock in your seats — and it means we know to expect you.
Off season
Outside April 1 – October 31, call and ask. We take two or more adults at any time of year, weather permitting, with a reservation. The Ozark weather decides more than we do.
What the show actually is
It is interactive from the start. To the best of our knowledge there is nothing quite like it anywhere else: you are taught the Aviation Cadet story by a man who went through the program himself, standing in front of the airplanes he is talking about. Every guest who has seen it — women, men and children — has walked out satisfied.
- Fly the AeroBall SimCab — the only surviving example of this simulator on earth, originally built at a cost of over three million dollars.
- Walk up to the aircraft on the ramp: F-105 Thunderchief, F-100 Super Sabre, T-33 Shooting Star, T-29, T-34 Mentor and F-5.
- Tour the 30th Aero Squadron Hangar, packed with Cadet-era airframes, instruments and uniforms.
- Ride the narrow gauge train through the property.
- See the indoor exhibit halls: uniform cases, foot lockers, flight helmets and training rigs.
Getting here
The museum sits at 1 County Road 2073, Eureka Springs, AR 72632, about a 20-minute drive from downtown. Our mailing address is 542 CR 2073, Eureka Springs, AR 72632. Pilots can fly in to Silver Wings Field (55AR) — Eureka Springs' only airport, on our doorstep — with prior permission from the airport manager.
Groups and the chapel
The Silver Wings Field Chapel hosts “Meet the Master,” a one-hour presentation performed for groups of 20 to 100. Call for reservations and times.
Where your ticket goes
The Aviation Cadet Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, supported by visitors and donors who believe this country's accomplishments in the air are worth celebrating. Admission keeps the airplanes maintained and the doors open.