Social Studies Field Trips
College Park Airport and Museum
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC
| NAME: College Park Airport and Museum | |||
| STREET: 1909 Corporal Frank Scott Dr. | |||
| CITY: College Park | STATE: MD | ZIP: 20740 | COUNTY: Prince George's |
| PHONE: 301-864-6029 | FEES: None. | ||
| HOURS AND DAYS: Daily 7 am - 10 pm. Tours, W-F, 11 am - 3 pm; Sa-Su, 11 am - 5 pm. | |||
| METRO: College Park/UMD station on the Green Line. | |||
| GRADES: 2 | UNITS: Trans/Com |
| CONTACT: Angie Day (airport) or Katrina Wood (museum) | PHONE: 301-864-5844 (airport) or 301-864-6029 (museum) |
| TYPE: Museum and Airport | FEES: Airport: none; Museum: $1 per child, two adults free, additional adults $3 |
| DAYS: M T W Th F (airport), T W Th F (museum) | HOURS: Airport tours at 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Museum hours must be prearranged |
| LUNCH: Grassy and outdoor balcony areas | |
| GROUP SIZE: 30 (will accommodate larger numbers when prearranged) | |
| HANDICAPPED ACCESS: Yes | |
| LENGTH OF TOUR: Tour of airfield: 25 minutes; museum: about an hour, depends on group | |
DESCRIPTION: Students will tour the oldest continuously operating airport in the US built in 1919. See a modern operating airport and maintenance facility for restoring antique planes. Wilber Wright worked and instructed army officers to fly from this location. The museum consists of photographs and artifacts documenting the airport's history.
Students will learn about jobs at the airport, see the runway, hangar, the historic part of the field. In the museum tour, students will see the museum materials and will experience MSPAP activities. For a small additional cost, it is also possible to arrange in advance for the taking of Polaroid pictures of each child as a "pretend pilot."
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Last updated on Oct. 2, 1999
Maintained by Martin
M. Creel: Marty_Creel@fc.mcps.k12.md.us