Aircraft you can board
Transport planes and helicopters outside, some open to walk into.
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The suburban train from central Málaga stops at the airport and the walk from the station to the museum is short. Buses also serve the area. If you are flying the same day, allow time to get back to the terminal — the distance is short but do not leave it to the last minute.
If aviation interests you or you have children, yes, and entry is free so nothing is lost. But Málaga is a city of strong museums — Picasso, Carmen Thyssen, the alcazaba — and those have the better claim on a short day. Make the aviation museum an option for your departure day.
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Málaga's aviation museum, occupying the airport's old terminal building, one of the oldest surviving airport buildings in Spain. Málaga had an airfield from the 1920s, the earliest days of commercial flight in Spain, and the building the museum stands in is the terminal that received those first passengers. Presenting the history of flight inside a real passenger terminal makes the building part of the subject. Outside are complete aircraft you can walk up to, transport planes and helicopters among them, some of which can be boarded. Inside are engines, navigation instruments, crew uniforms and an original air traffic control room. Entry is free, and that is the key practical fact: a collection of this size at no charge, next to the airport. It works well with children, and is a smart option for anyone facing a long wait before a flight, since it is minutes from the departure halls.
Transport planes and helicopters outside, some open to walk into.
Among Spain's oldest surviving airport buildings — the building is part of the exhibit.
Minutes from the terminals — the best use of a long wait before a flight.
Málaga airport, the old terminal building