Museum of Aviation

The crown jewel of the Plovdiv Museum of Aviation undoubtedly lies in its remarkable exhibit—the "Soyuz-33" descent capsule. This iconic piece of history alone is worth the visit. However, the museum offers so much more. With a diverse collection of aircraft and artifacts, it provides a comprehensive journey through aviation history. From vintage planes to “cutting-edge” technology, each exhibit showcases the evolution of flight. The museum's informative displays and interactive features captivate visitors of all ages, making it a must-see attraction in Plovdiv. With its stellar exhibits and immersive experience, the Plovdiv Museum of Aviation earns a well-deserved five-star rating. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Amazing experience, some really cool planes really enjoyed looking around

Super calming a lot to see, watch the website for when a pilot will be available for tour inside the planes.

This was such a brilliant place to visit! We were really impressed by the number and range of planes on display. 12lv for a family ticket was very reasonable considering the quality of the exhibits. It's just outside Plovdiv airport - an easy trip from the centre.

Took two three year old boys who were very happy to see planes up close. It's an outdoor museum mostly with lots of previous Bulgarian airforce inventory - soviet equipment. Interesting place to visit for anyone wanting to see Warsaw pact era planes and helicopters, but also there's a small inside museum which contains a capsule from soviet space missions (which had Bulgarian participation), and some displays of the early air force (one of the first, if not the first in the world, to drop bombs during a war). Also, at the end, a military serviceman gave us a balloon over the fence, so that was nice. Good place to spend an hour and a half.

Really nice staff! Parking could be tough depending on the day!

Surprisingly well maintained planes from the Soviet era. Highly recommended!
One advice: google want to use a closed road, so stop following google. Instead of try to reach Plovdiv airport and you will see the signs of the museum.

One of the best places to bring kids and aviation fans. Lots of planes, choppers and nice and complete description in front of each one. Mostly Russian models but that is understandable. Good organization and arrangement overall for a very small fee.

Some unusual Soviet era planes, like the early Yaks, as well as some recognisable favourites, like the Hind attack helicopter. Everything is surprisingly well looked after by owners who clearly care about the exhibits. Contrast this place to a similar museum in Krakow where pigeons and wasps were nesting in the planes. Definitely worth a visit for anyone who likes to look at planes.

This is my second visit to the museum. The outside exhibits are excellent and very different from any aircraft in the UK. The information boards are in English and Bulgarian which makes it very accessible.

It is an amazing park museum accessible for all. The staff were very polite and explained a lot and answered all of our questions. It was really interesting to see all those historical planes.

This is a must when visiting Bulgaria, a highlight seeing so many well kept Russian aircraft, highlight the Soyuz capsule, rare Arado floatplane etc etc, ended up visiting twice.

That museum is really nice, even if you are not an aviation expert. The different kind of civil or military airplanes are very impressive! It is not very far from Plovdiv, and it is a nice walk.

An amazing collection of post WWII aircrafts with perfectly preserved exhibits. An impressive collection of artefacts from the Sovier Bulgarian space program from the 80s is presented. A place to visit.

Piece of history, this place is wonderful, clean and beautiful! Congrats to all the people who are working everyday for us to enjoy visiting!

The place is awesome, sadly the aircrafts are kept outside (which is good for pictures and more natural feel) and the weather and sun damage are visible. They have a wonderful exposition of WWI and WWII items. Most importantly, you can si the actual space capsule from the 60's that George Ivanov (first Bulgarian astronaut/cosmonaut) has flown in!!! The guys running the place are former parachutist and airforce staff, so they know their stuff. You can also se a cutaway of aircraft engines. Best of all, some of the propellers are turning so you can hear the pistons moving in the cylinders!!!

Great museum with plenty of history and the feeling of Top Gun. Would highly recommend

History, we must remember. Beautiful planes. + Bulgarian space history.

what a great place with a fantastic range of aircraft on display, very Surprised to see a Lockheed F104G Starfighter. The only problem with our visit was a very hot day, best to visit when the temperature is 25c or less

Really interesting, seeing all the old Cold War era military aircraft from the former Warsaw Pac countries. Highly recommended.
However don’t use Google maps to get there, it took me along back routes down potholed roads, sealed and unsealed. Use the normal route to Plovdiv Airport and use maps from there.