Every year Clow Airport and the Village of Bolingbrook receives a visit from Santa, who greets kids of all ages. As it is the Christmas season, time was short so Santa took a helicopter ride back to...

Illinois Aviation Museum Annual Membership Meeting Notice January 7, 2026, at 6:30pm, will be the IAM Annual Membership meeting. This meeting is open to all members of the museum. Light refreshments...

Download our Newsletter Enjoy the 3rd Quarter Newsletter 2025 from the Illinois Aviation Museum. Download it in PDF format by clicking on the image to the left or CLICK HERE.  ...

Cavalcade of Planes 2025 was a huge success! Over 30,000 visitors enjoyed the day with airplanes, good friends and walking in the airport! The weather cooperated as well,  helping to make our event a...

Cavalcade of Planes is a great family event at Bolingbrook’s Clow International Airport showing Static display of aircraft, various aircraft rides offered, Warbirds on display, Military fly-bys...

The Fokker DR1 during World War I was born out of the philosophy that maneuverability and climb provided advantages over your foes. When war broke out all over Europe in August 1914, the nations’...

Did you know you can donate your aviation artifacts to The Illinois Aviation Museum? We are home to many Illinois aviation artifacts which are placed on display for the public to enjoy and learn...

IAM is open Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-2pm!  Free to the public, join us all winter for indoor activities including simulators, STEM projects, and restoration projects!...

All FAA written examinations are offered through our PSI/CATS exam center. The applicant can complete the test registration online 24 hours before the desired exam date. Same-day scheduling is now...