Our Mission

Our mission is to acquire, restore, preserve, and display aircraft and spacecraft related artifacts. Through these activities, the museum serves the public interest by providing educational opportunities and programs specifically focused on the history, technology, math, science, and human aspects of flight. 

The Museum

The museum is located at the Joplin Regional Airport.  5501 Dennis Weaver Dr. Webb City MO.  64870. 
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​Hours of Operation  -  2 PM to 5 PM Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.    
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​Our service area includes the four-state region of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Its primary focus is on air and space history, activities, and current events of this region.  A large portion of the museum is geared towards providing educational opportunities for our area youth.  

At the Freedom of Flight Museum you will be able to:

  Learn:

•  Learn how airplanes and rockets fly
•  how to travel in space
•  how to train for jobs
•  about history
•  about our Military Veterans Tributes

    
 See:

• Your airport
•  photo galleries
•  local pilot interviews
• The Wild Ones
•  cool local aircraft
•  Do: hands on projects
• Airport Field Trip Information
•  Space Shuttle Discovery's Last Launch
•  artifact restoration

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