School Tours & Field Trips
Bring your students face-to-face with aviation history, innovation, and inspiring stories of service at Aviation Heritage Park & Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Our guided tours connect classroom learning with real-world stories of aviation, space exploration, and leadership. For a limited time, school field trips are free thanks to the generosity of the Billie P. Hatcher Charitable Trust.
Planning a Field Trip? Start Here.
Location
Aviation Heritage Park & Museum
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Grade Levels
All grades welcome. We regularly host elementary, middle school, and high school students, including Advanced Placement classes, Junior ROTC groups, homeschool families, and students with special needs.
Tour Length
Typically 60–90 minutes
Group Size
Most tours average about 30 students. We have hosted school groups as large as 50 students.
Smaller homeschool groups and co-ops are also welcome.
Cost
For a limited time, school field trips are free thanks to the generosity of the Billie Pitchford Hatcher Charitable Trust. Free tours are available while grant funding remains.
Advance Scheduling Required
School tours must be scheduled a minimum of two weeks in advance so our volunteer guides can prepare for your visit.
How to Book
Please complete the field trip request form on this page to apply for a tour date.
What Students Will Experience During Their Field Trip
Students visiting Aviation Heritage Park & Museum explore aviation history through the stories of remarkable aviators whose achievements helped shape flight and space exploration.
One of the museum’s most fascinating artifacts is a NASA T-38 Talon trainer aircraft flown by every American astronaut who walked on the moon, including astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. Standing beside this historic jet gives students a direct connection to the Space Race and the early days of human spaceflight.
Throughout the museum, students discover the inspiring stories of aviators with strong ties to Southcentral Kentucky, including:
Willa Brown
First Black American woman to earn a commercial pilot’s license and a pioneering aviation educator.
General Dan Cherry
Former U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Chief and decorated combat fighter pilot.
General Joseph Ralston
Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the most senior-ranking Airman ever from Kentucky.
Colonel Terry Wilcutt
NASA astronaut who flew four space missions and commanded two.
Through these exhibits and stories, students gain a deeper appreciation for the innovation, courage, and determination that have shaped aviation and space exploration.
Request a School Field Trip
Scheduling a visit to Aviation Heritage Park & Museum is simple.
To request a field trip, please click the button and complete the request form with your preferred date, grade level, and estimated group size. Once submitted, our team will review your request and follow up to confirm availability.
School tours must be scheduled a minimum of two weeks in advance to allow our volunteer guides time to prepare for your visit.
Thanks to the generosity of the Billie P. Hatcher Charitable Trust, school field trips are currently offered free of charge while grant funding remains available.