"Lovely place! Several interesting and interactive things for the kids. They also have an outdoor playground and inside playground. The museum might be a bit boring for younger active kids like mine, but definitely special for bigger kids and so.
The only downside is that Santos Dumont was not featured but the brothers Wright were. We found that rather offensive tbh.
The spaceship area could have more things to do.
The rest was great! Went with a day pass from dierenbos"

Julie Castin

"The museum is absolutely wonderful. When I came to the Netherlands I wanted to see some aircraft, the Aviodrome was the first place to pop up. A short bus ride out of town.

Situated next to an actual airport the sky had a few planes already enticing us as we walked to the door. The entrance is painted like a runway and the reception staff were brilliant.

The museum is laid out in years, starting from the begining with a replica of the wright brothers flier all the way to the modern era 747s and Fokker aircraft.

The highlights for me were going inside the 747, going inside the lockheed constellation (which there is a film on about how they transported this aircraft from America to Lelystad) and seeing an Antonov-2. Most of these aircraft have never been on New Zealand soil so it was a real treat to see them up close.

The signs in the museum are in Dutch, German and English! A brilliant experience. There was a volunteer I met on the 747 and he was wonderfully friendly, he spoke passionately about the aircraft and especially the Constellation, it was his favourite. He made the experience just that much more exciting. He spoke about how he used to work for KLM, which gave some context to a few of the planes.

I would absolutely recommend this place to anyone even remotely interested in aviation. It has it all."

Nick Kelly

"This museum is located on Lelystad regional airport, a very historic site for aviation. The museum itself is comprised of a larger indoor complex which houses the main "100 years of aviation" exhibition with various planes of different eras, a cinema showing a short film for kids and an outdoor area housing two enterable hangars as well as more planes, including the big 747, on the tarmac.

The main exhibition area is, in my opinion, rather catered towards kids and includes a play area next to the restaurant. However, adults and avgeeks of any kind will still enjoy the multitude of planes and models on display, especially the larger planes and fully kept, enterable 747 outside.

The museum itself is designed very creatively in the style of an airport terminal and was very fun to walk through. Beware that on some days, it can be quite noisy and full with visitors. Not every exhibition piece or media offers an English translation. Still, we had very much fun exploring the museum grounds and recommend a visit to every aviation enthusiast going by the area."

R. M.