Danmarks Flymuseum

About the museum

The idea arose in 1971 during a trip by the Veteranfly Klubben to England, where the members experienced a "flying museum" at the Shuttleworth Collection. On April 19, 1975, the Dansk Veteranflysamling was founded as a foundation at Stauning Airport. In 1977, the first exhibition hall was built with modest means, in 1981 a workshop and offices followed, and then the collection opened to visitors.

The goal soon became a complete collection of the aircraft of Skandinavisk Aero Industri, which Viggo Kramme and Karl Gustav Zeuthen built from 1937. With support from the region and the surrounding municipalities, the KZ hall was added in 1990/91; today the museum owns all eleven KZ types, many of them airworthy. In 2006, a hall opened for the Air Force collection, which ranges from the first Danish military aircraft of 1911 to the F-16. Since 2007, the museum has been called Danmarks Flymuseum.

On around 7,600 m², the museum shows about 60 aircraft – gliders, vintage planes, fighter jets, and helicopters – as well as engines, propellers, uniforms, and over 1,000 models. One focus is the aviation pioneer Jacob Christian Ellehammer, who in 1906 was the first in Europe to take off in a powered aircraft. The museum is still run mainly by volunteers, who have restored 16 aircraft to airworthy condition and demonstrate them at flying evenings and air shows.

Highlights

• All eleven aircraft types by Kramme & Zeuthen (KZ)
• Supermarine Spitfire and F-16 Fighting Falcon
• Ellehammer's aircraft of 1906
• 16 historic aircraft restored to airworthy condition
• Over 1,000 aircraft models
• Flying evenings at Stauning Airport

Permanent exhibitions

• Flyvevåbnets fly gennem tiden – The collection of the Air Force museum from the first Danish military aircraft in 1911 to today's F-16, housed in a hall opened in 2006.
• Danskbyggede fly fra Kramme & Zeuthen – A complete collection of all eleven KZ types built in Denmark.
• Tidlig flyvning & veteranfly – Pioneering aircraft and vintage planes from Ellehammer's flight in 1906 to early experimental machines.

Founded

1975

Operated by

Danmarks Flymuseum (selbstständige Stiftung, erhvervsdrivende fond)

Admission & discounts

Tickets at the ticket desk in the museum kiosk or online via BilletExpressen. Public guided tours are included in admission.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Easily accessible for visitors with walking difficulties and wheelchair users; the only obstacle is a 5 mm high door threshold at the main entrance. Wide aisles and seating; a wheelchair can be borrowed.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Playground / play area

The museum explicitly promotes family visits; the flying evenings with vintage planes taking off are meant for children and adults alike. Playground with picnic tables at the main entrance.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located at Stauning Airport near Skjern on Ringkøbing Fjord. GPS: N 55° 59.31′, E 008° 20.49′.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant: not available
• Museum shop

Café with coffee, tea, cake, ice cream, and refreshments. Bringing your own food is allowed at the tables in front of the entrance or in the café when buying other items. Museum shop with books, souvenirs, and model kits. Dogs on a leash are allowed in the museum.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

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