Who we are..

Wight Aviation Museum is a volunteer based organisation with the aim of celebrating the Isle of Wight long aviation history through our museum and outreach work. In 2018 we became a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee.

We are leasing Hangar 2 at Sandown Airport and have converted this into our first aviation museum.

This allows us to both build our collection and establish the museum as a viable tourist attraction.

• Positioned close to the airport Control Tower and Bistro, the museum is a short distance from the parking facilities.
• The airport is located on the main route between Newport & Sandown and is in the ideal position for attracting visitors.
• The airport is also home to Airframe Assemblies one of the World’s leading Spitfire and classic Warbird restoration companies and these aircraft are regular visitors to the airfield.Visitors will be able to view and research artifacts from the past in the surroundings of an active airfield.
• Exhibitions will focus on showcasing the design and engineering expertise of the early pioneers who skillfully transferred marine knowledge into a new era of seaplanes, flying boats and aircraft.

Our displays and exhibits will also illustrate the history of both Aircraft and Spacecraft developed and built on the Isle of Wight over the last 120 years, as well as highlighting Island based companies still involved in the aviation sector today.