Sullenberger Aviation Museum

Sullenberger Aviation Museum
Location in North Carolina
Sullenberger Aviation Museum (the United States)
Former name
Carolinas Aviation Museum
Established1992 (1992)
LocationCharlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates35°13′29″N 80°55′59″W / 35.22472°N 80.93306°W / 35.22472; -80.93306
TypeAviation museum
Visitors50,000+
FounderFloyd Swinton Wilson
Websitewww.sullenbergeraviation.org

The Sullenberger Aviation Museum, formerly the Carolinas Aviation Museum, is an aviation museum on the grounds of Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina.

It is one of a few aviation museums located at an airport which serves as a major hub (Charlotte is the No. 2 hub for American Airlines). Its centerpiece attraction is the Airbus A320 operated on US Airways Flight 1549.

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