Texas Air & Space Museum
The Texas Air & Space Museum is an aviation museum located near Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport in Amarillo, Texas. About 2K people visit each year. For a second stop, Palo Duro Canyon is 18 mi away.
A museum inside Amarillo
Summers are hot
July and August highs run 90–92°, and about 72 days a year reach 90°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Amarillo
Texas Air & Space Museum is inside Amarillo, which has 125 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Apr, May, Sep and Oct
April, May, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 72–83°. When to go ↓
An airport 0 miles away
Rick Husband Amarillo (AMA) has airline service, about 0 miles from Texas Air & Space Museum.
Established in 1989
Texas Air & Space Museum dates from 1989. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
The climate here
Every month near Texas Air & Space Museum is set out below.
Texas Air & Space Museum
The Texas Air & Space Museum is an aviation museum located near Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport in Amarillo, Texas. The museum displays civilian and military aircraft and artifacts relating to aviation and space exploration. In August 2025, it had 11 aircraft on display and another 30 in storage, according to KVII.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1989
Towns to stay in near Texas Air & Space Museum
To stay close, try Amarillo (125) and Canyon (9).
- 1Palo Duro Canyon
- 2American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
- 3Alibates Flint Quarries
- 4Wonderland Park
- 5Don Harrington Discovery Center
- 6Amarillo Museum of Art
- 7Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Texas Air & Space Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo | in town | — | 125 84 hotels · 27 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 3 campgrounds · 6 RV parks | 205,130 | $197K | D |
| Canyon | 20 mi southwest | 30 min | 9 5 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 RV park | 16,518 | $240K | A− |
| Timbercreek Canyon | 13 mi southwest | 20 min | 2 1 campground · 1 RV park | 476 | $400K | — |
| Rockwell Place | 17 mi southwest | 25 min | 3 3 RV parks | 2,016 | $92K | — |
| Lake Tanglewood 30% vacation homes | 12 mi southwest | 20 min | 1 1 lodge or cabins | 734 | $634K | — |
| Claude | 21 mi east | 30 min | 3 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 1 RV park | 1,190 | $171K | — |
| Palisades | 12 mi southwest | 20 min | 1 1 inn or B&B | 295 | $267K | — |
| Panhandle | 20 mi northeast | 30 min | 2 1 hotel · 1 RV park | 2,288 | $161K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also within reach
These lie within 65 miles as the crow flies.
118 mi Canyon & gorgePalo Duro Canyon
26 mi MuseumAmerican Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
325 mi National MonumentAlibates Flint Quarries National Monument8K visitors a year
48 mi Theme parkWonderland Park
512 mi MuseumDon Harrington Discovery Center
65 mi State parkCaprock Canyons State Park and Trailway
68 mi MuseumAmarillo Museum of Art
720 mi MuseumPanhandle–Plains Historical MuseumPhoto credits
Palo Duro Canyon: Kimberly Vardeman from Lubbock, TX, USA, CC BY 3.0 · American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: NPS Photo, Public domain · Wonderland Park: Slapshot46 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Don Harrington Discovery Center: Who What Where Nguyen Why, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway: Leaflet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amarillo Museum of Art: Who What Where Nguyen Why a/k/a Anonymous Cow, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Who What Where Nguyen Why~commonswiki assum, Public domain
Questions about Texas Air & Space Museum
Is Texas Air & Space Museum in Amarillo?
Yes. It’s inside Amarillo, TX.
When is the best time to visit Texas Air & Space Museum?
April, May, September and October, with highs of 72–83°.
What is the closest airport to Texas Air & Space Museum?
Rick Husband Amarillo (AMA), about 0 miles away. The nearest big hub is OKC Will Rogers World (OKC), about 232 miles.
Where should I stay near Texas Air & Space Museum?
Amarillo (in town, 125 places to stay), Canyon (20 mi, 9 places to stay) and Rockwell Place (17 mi, 3 places to stay).
Local know-how from Amarillo
No one has shared advice yet; Amarillo’s Town Square takes questions.
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