San Diego Air & Space Museum
Aircraft and spacecraft museum in Balboa Park, open seven days a week, with docent tours of the restoration area on three weekdays.
Ways to visit
Museum galleries (self-guided) Open
Holiday hours differ: closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day; closed January 4 to 8, 2027 for a new exhibition.
- What you see
- Exhibitssandiegoairandspace.org, 2026-11-05
- How
- Walk insandiegoairandspace.org, 2026-11-05
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunOpen seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. November to January holiday hours are on the museum's holiday-hours page. Floor tours with docents run Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:30 a.m. to noon when docents are available.Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas DayCalendar ↗sandiegoairandspace.org, 2026-11-05 · sandiegoairandspace.org, 2026-11-05
- Booking
- Not stated · onlineTickets can be bought online before you arrive; the page does not say whether they are required.Book ↗sandiegoairandspace.org, 2026-11-05
- Cost
- PaidAdult (12 and over): $35 · Senior 65+, student or retired military with ID: $29 · Youth (3 to 11): $22 · Active duty military: $15Docent basement tour, per person over 12: $10Children 2 and under and members are free. San Diego County residents, students, active-duty military and their dependents enter free on the 2nd Tuesday of each month except December and January, with ID showing county residency; special exhibitions, the 3D/4D theater and simulators are not included.sandiegoairandspace.org, 2026-11-05
- Requirements
- Minimum age: 12+. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Photography: Yes. Non-commercial photography and video are permitted.
About
The San Diego Air & Space Museum is in Balboa Park. Visitors walk through aircraft and spacecraft galleries, and docents lead floor tours and paid basement tours when they are available. Admission is charged, with a free day for San Diego County residents on the second Tuesday of most months. Hours change around the holidays.
Run by: San Diego Air & Space Museum (nonprofit).
Where official pages disagree
- Museum galleries (self-guided): days and hours: The normal-hours page gives 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; the holiday list on the same site describes regular hours as 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with last admission at 4:30 p.m. This listing follows the normal-hours page. sandiegoairandspace.org/visit/visit-the-museum · sandiegoairandspace.org/visit/hours-pricing
Getting there
2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA
In Balboa Park. The museum lists parking information on its own page.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (32.72630, -117.15400). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
San Diego Air & Space Museum: 619-234-8291
Last checked 2026-11-05. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- sandiegoairandspace.org/visit/visit-the-museum · official page · read 2026-11-05For: name; phone and email; who runs it; Museum galleries (self-guided): open or closed; Museum galleries (self-guided): what you see; Museum galleries (self-guided): kind of visit; Museum galleries (self-guided): days and hours; Museum galleries (self-guided): cost; Museum galleries (self-guided): requirements
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q3308… · Wikidata · read 2026-11-05For: location
- sandiegoairandspace.org/visit/hours-pricing · official page · read 2026-11-05For: street address; Museum galleries (self-guided): days and hours
- sandiegoairandspace.org · official page · read 2026-11-05For: Museum galleries (self-guided): booking
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