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State Aviation Museum

1 Medova Str., Kiev, Ukraine
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Ranked #23 of 222 attractions in Kiev
Type: Museums
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Kiev, Ukraine
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2013

A collection of civil and military planes, helicopters. All the planes are made in USSR. Visitors can walk from plane to plane and watch them closely. Some of them are accessible inside, but this may require ordering a separate excursion.

Kiev, Ukraine
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15 reviews 15 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2013

Pros: Once threatening Soviet "war machinery" looks tamed and abandoned…32 planes and helicopters exhibited, most of them were used by Soviet Airfoce. MIG fighter jet collection is impressive. A huge Tupolev Tu-22 ("Backfire C Bomber", I guess) supersonic strategic bomber plane and a nuclear missile carrier. "Sukhoi" fighter-bombers: SU-24, SU-20, fighters SU-15 and SU-25. Dual purpose (military – civilian) "Ilyshin"... More

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Maidenhead, United Kingdom
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15 reviews 15 reviews
7 attraction reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2013

This is an open-air museum that was originally Zhulyany military air base. When the Russians left & the airstrip became a civil airport, the remaining hardware was pushed onto the grass & left there. This is exactly how it looks today. Of course they have acquired many other types since opening in 2003 but the original fighters & helicopters are... More

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Paris, France
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6 attraction reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 December 2012

of aviations perfect place. There is a lot of aircrafts, you can even step inside couple of them. They have a lot of soviet stuff there of course:) loved

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Chalfont, Pennsylvania
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24 attraction reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 November 2012

It is a simple museum of Soviet era aviation but is a great way to entertain the kids since they can get into some of the displays .

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Crofton, Maryland
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46 reviews 46 reviews
9 attraction reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 November 2012

We were brought here by a student of the National Aviation University, and were given a private tour. The grounds are not exceptionally well kept, but if the weather is nice it's a good way to spend a few hours outside of downtown Kiev.

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Kiev, Ukraine
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8 reviews 8 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 October 2012

Nice open air museum of real planes and helicopters just next to the Julyany (Kyiv) Airport . Entrance ticket is 2 EUR for an adult. For extra 0.5 EUR you can go inside of some of the exhibits. Security guy was really nice (which is not always the case for Ukraine) and let my 3 years son and his friend... More

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Limassol, Cyprus
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29 attraction reviews
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 October 2012

This open-air museum is very close to the Zhuliany airport, however it is not easy to find or get to by public transport. Actually i got a taxi to get there and on my return have used a bus to get to Vokzalna metro station. The museum staff do not speak English however they were very helpful and kind enough,... More

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Kiev, Ukraine
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15 reviews 15 reviews
9 attraction reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 September 2012

We thought we'd spend about an hour there but in fact we spent three hours :) Lots of old aircrafts - helicopter, military and passenger planes. I couldn't help being amazed at how people managed to fly in those "boxes" and stay alive)) There's nowhere to buy food on the territory, so visiting a little food stand before the entrance... More

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Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
3 attraction reviews
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2012

Number of unique planes and choppers, like AN-71 AWACS, Tu-22 collection, huge Mi-26 and rare Mi-24A and many others.. 4 planes are opened for visiting interior.

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