2026 Cavalcade of Planes CLOW Airport on June 6 and 7
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, vendors on display, food and drink, WWll beer canteen. The IIlinois Aviation Museum is open for this event with free admission (to the museum). This is the area’s […]
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Spring-2026 Newsletter for Illinois Aviation Museum
Download our Newsletter Enjoy the Spring 2026 Newsletter from the Illinois Aviation Museum. Download it in PDF format by clicking on the image to the left or CLICK HERE.
Santa Send-off 2025 at Bolingbrook’s Clow International Airport
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 the north pole. See him departing in style! CLICK HERE to See Santa Departing and Santa supporters cheering […]
Annual Membership Meeting Notice
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 will be available starting at 6. Our IAM Board President (Larry Greenwich) will be making a presentation listing the museum’s accomplishments in 2025. He […]
QUARTER3-2025 Newsletter for Illinois Aviation Museum
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!
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 huge success. We would like to thank our sponsors, who without we could not put on the show. So please help […]
The Formidable Fokker DR1
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’ generals scrambled to obtain current battlefield intelligence. At times, ground information provided to the General Staff was days and sometimes weeks […]
You can Donate Aviation Artifacts
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 about. We are a not-for-profit museum at Clow International Airport, always looking for items related to Illinois aviation history for donation […]
We are open!
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!