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 The Kansas Aviation Museum is committed to the dissemination of information related to aviation and aviation history. Working with local school districts, K-State, Wichita Area Technical College and others, the museum provides information that helps us to recognize Wichita as the Air Capital of the World.
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 The 1st Annual KAM Jam was an incredible success with approximately 800 in attendance for a concert that can only be described as fantastic. With the FedEx 727 as a backdrop, local favorite Split Lip Rayfield truly rocked the ramp in style to the delight of all in attendance.
For this year, the KAM Jam will feature MEMORIES OF ELVIS, an electrifying, two-hour concert experience that will take you on a journey through Elvis' music from the early Sun recordings through the later Las Vegas showroom experience. The show repertoire stands unmatched as the largest of any Elvis impressionist in North America. The product of exhaustive research, details of Elvis' life will emerge that are only known to the most discriminating fans of "The King".
Don't miss this opportunity to benefit the preservation of Kansas aviation heritage while enjoying a unique event held live on the Kansas Aviation Museum ramp amidst a 727, 737, B-52, B-47 and KC135 along with cars of the era.
Cost for the event is by special admission and does include museum access.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with the concert at 8:00 p.m.
$15 dollars per person plus tax.
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 In late 1934, the City of Wichita completed construction of its first, real aviation terminal. Several air fields had been utilized prior to this time, but now the city had a proper terminal with the latest amenities. This included a control tower that was integrated into the building itself, with the most recent technology of the time. During the 1941/42 addition to the building, an additional level was added to the control tower to put it into its current configuration.
Stories abound with regard to early operators, signaling approaching airplanes with powerful lights, utilizing codes to communicate messages in real time to pilots. All the while, these operators commanded a view of the Wichita terrain that was unparralled then and even now. The tower being the highest vantage point in the Wichita region, it afforded a view of the area that is both useful and breathtaking.
Today the tower provides an opportunity to learn more about the geography of the area and the history of local aviation, with perfect line of site to view activity at McConnell Air Force Base, Boeing IDS, Spirit Aero Systems and a panoramic view of Wichita's downtown skyline.
The Kansas Aviation Museum has painstakingly researched the history of the air terminal control tower and will provide an exhibit that details the equipment that was utilized there and the people who operated that equipment.
Cost is free to the public.
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 Co-sponsored by Stray Kat Kustoms, this all day event will feature over three-hundred antique, customized cars from around the region. For this event, the cars will be scattered around the ramp amidst the B-52, 727, 737, KC-135 and the like. The contrast between these remarkable planes and classic cars should make for some interesting photography and great fun!
For information on car registration, call Stray Kat Kustoms at 918-534-2190
The event is open to the public. Admission to the museum before and following the event is at regular prices:
$8.00 - adults
$7.00 - 60+
$6.00 - ages 4-12
3 and under free
Prices do not include tax.
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 Join a host of industry executives for this long-standing and highly successful event to promote the Kansas Aviation Museum and provide invaluable funding that helps us continue our quest to portray and preserve Kansas aviation history. There are great prizes for each entry, breakfast and lunch are included in this event and your sponsorship and/or contribution is tax deductable. Held at Hidden Lakes Golf Course, this is going to be another stellar year for this event with great competition and lots of good times for all!
Please call 316-683-9242 to inquire regarding corporate sponsorships and participation.
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 The Kansas Aviation Museum is committed to the dissemination of information related to aviation and aviation history. Working with local school districts, K-State, Wichita Area Technical College and others, the museum provides information that helps us to recognize Wichita as the Air Capital of the World.
Gary Krehbiel is an expert on the life and times of Clyde Cessna, dressing as the renowned aviation pioneer and assuming his persona, rendering a history of the man from a first person perspective that is certain to shed new light on our understanding of early aviation history.
The event is free and open to the public. Admission to the museum before and following the event is at regular prices:
$8.00 - adults
$7.00 - 60+
$6.00 - ages 4-12
3 and under free
Prices do not include tax.
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 This event has become an annual, Wichita aviation icon, with key figures in the aviation community being selected to receive the Kansas Governor's Award and be inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame. This year to be held at Century II, the evening is filled with great food, a leading aviation speaker (TBA) and the awards ceremony. Last year's event was incredibly successful, hosting Emily Warner, the first female commercial airline pilot. Join us again this year for a great evening of aviation that will help the KAM achieve its mission of preserving Kansas Aviation History.
Please call 316-683-9242 to inquire regarding corporate sponsorships and participation.
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 In the history of general aviation and certainly in the history of Wichita aviation, there is no more seminal figure than Clyde Cessna. An early pioneer of flight, Cessna started and ended companies on his quest to build planes during a period that was fraught with economic ups and downs that, at times, put his plan in great peril. He spent winters working on his planes in the family barn with hayloft that doubled as the family home.
Persistence paid great dividends and subsequent shepherding by his nephew, Dwayne Wallace, Russ Meyer and others have turned Cessna into the powerhouse that it is today. The Kansas Aviation Museum pays tribute to the legend that is Cessna aviation with a treatment of its history that will take you from the early days of Cessna's life through the modern era of large scale operations producing corporate business jets that have transformed the world as Cessna could have never imagined.
Cost is free to the public.
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