Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

You can visit the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck, NY not far from exit 19 on the New York State Throughway. Check the museum's website for show dates & times.

The museum grounds consist of:

• Indoor museum on the upper grounds above the parking area. Aircraft, autos, motorcycles and aircraft engines
• Hangar museum in upper grounds - mostly aircraft with existing lighting - bring a tripod if you want to take photos
• Hangars, lower grounds around airfield - these house the aircraft that are used in the shows
• Airfield - where the airshows are held. A Renault WWI tank that used to be run in each WWI airshow is parked here.

On Saturdays during the summer and early fall the Aerodrome hosts a Lindbergh Era Air show.

On Sundays the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome holds a WWI era airshow, with a very campy story line running from ground to air, and of course a WWI dogfight with biplanes and triplanes. It is good fun, although if you had been back in the 80s when Colin Palen was still alive and running things you will find today's shows to be a bit more sedate. Where Colin did all in his power to get each plane into the air, the museum is now much more conservative. They no longer fly the Curtiss Jenny biplane and the rotary engined no longer take to the sky. The Flying Farmer act continues, although he flies higher and further from the airfield than in the past. It's still a good time and kids will love it.