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Welcome to Pearson Air Museum's "official" website.

The Pearson Air Museum is located right on Pearson Field, one of the nation’s oldest operating airfields. At Pearson you will learn about all the aviation milestones that have occurred at this small Vancouver field since 1905. Step into our pre-WW II Army Air Corps hangars and immerse yourself in Pacific Northwest aviation history!

At Pearson Air Museum you'll experience the "Golden Age of Aviation," when flying was new to the world and those who flew in open cockpit aircraft, with the wind in their faces, were the ultimate daredevils! Enter the museum and you enter a world of wild barnstormers, experimental aircraft, and aces of World War I and II.
  • Check out the world’s first bomber!
  • Visit the flight simulator room and experience flying without ever leaving the ground!
  • Enjoy America’s second oldest wooden hangar built in 1918!
  • View priceless Russian Transpolar Flight memorabilia!
  • Watch an aviation movie of your choice in our theatre!
  • Shop the Pearson Air Museum gift shop for one of a kind souvenirs and mementoes of your visit to this historic field!

Second Saturday Cinema

The Pearson Air Museum will hold the premiere of Second Saturday Cinema on March 8, 2008, in the museum’s Tex Rankin Theater.

On the second Saturday of each month, the Pearson Air Museum will feature a full length classic aviation-themed motion picture in its Tex Rankin Theater. This new film series, Second Saturday Cinema, will premiere on March 8, 2008 at noon, with a presentation of the The Spirit of St. Louis. This classic Oscar nominated 1957 film, starring Jimmy Stewart, chronicles the historic 1927 trans-Atlantic flight of Charles Lindberg.

Admittance to Second Saturday Cinema is included in Pearson Air Museum’s general admission.

Tentative schedule:

March 8:        The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
April 12: Wings (1927)
May 10: High Road to China (1983)
June 14: Hell's Angels (1930)
July 12: The Dawn Patrol (1938)
August 9: Memphis Belle (1990)

Schedule subject to change. All movies begin at noon.

Museum Hours

Wednesday - Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
(Closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday)

Admission Fees

Adults: $8.00
Seniors & Active Military with ID: $5.00
Students ages 6-12: $3.00

Members, Pre-School Age Children, and School Groups Free

Group tour rates are also available!!
New Toddler Program!
Looking for something to do with your toddler? Click here to learn more about our new monthly activity!

2008 Al Coupe Aviation Summer Camp
July 15-19, 2008 or July 29-Aug 2, 2008
Ages 9-14
Camp Meets Tuesday - Saturday from 9pm - 4pm!

Click here to download the Flyer
Click here to download the Registration Form

Spring 2008 Newsletter
Jim Brady was named Pearson Air Museum’s 2007 Volunteer of the Year at the Membership Holiday Party and Smithsonian Preview Night held at the museum on December 14th...

Read more about our 2007 Volunteer of the Year and much more in the latest issue of Pearson's Newsletter, The Taildragger.

For more information on current events at the Pearson Air Museum read the Spring Newsletter Insert.

Rent Space For Your Next Event
Pearson Air Museum has rental space that may be perfect for your next event.


Quick Links
Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust
City of Vancouver
4th of July at the Historic Reserve
National Park Service

Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E 5th, Vancouver, WA 98661
Main Phone: (360) 694-7026 | Fax: (360) 694-0824