Uniquely Vegas is a new series of articles and photos that VegasChanges.com is composing to showcase the many unique and offbeat things to see and do in the Las Vegas Valley. Basically, these articles will appear when it is a slow news day.
This first Uniquely Vegas covers the Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum at Harry Reid International Airport in Terminal 1, Level 2 above Baggage Claim. It has 3,000 square-feet of exhibits that detail the aviation history of Southern Nevada.
The museum is named for Nevada’s U. S. Senator Howard W. Cannon, who served four terms in the Senate from 1959 until 1983. Among his accomplishments was sponsoring the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, that lowered airfares in the airline industry.
The museum has exhibits, including the first pilot to land a plane in Las Vegas on May 7, 1920, a 1958 Cessna 172 which set the World Endurance Aloft flying record in 1959 (flying for over 64 days without touching ground), a red 1956 Ford Thunderbird and much more.
Other aviation exhibits at Reid Airport are located in the gate areas, along the moving walkway to the C gates, in the walkway between the B and C Concourses, and at Henderson Executive and North Las Vegas airports.
If you arrive early for your flight or to pick someone up, take a look at this FREE Aviation Museum. Open 24/7.
Harry Reid International Airport address: 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd, Las Vegas
