It's lovely to visit somewhere where the people give the tour and demonstrations have so much passion for the subject. Our visit to the Air Atlantic Ventures was brilliant.... read more The kids got to dress up as pilots and aircraft personnel and we had almost an hour in the simulators. We then had a tour of the museum with many actual plane cockpits and memorabilia. Then a tour of the planes outside. There were seven of us from 8 to adult and all had fun.

  It's lovely to visit somewhere where the people give the tour and demonstrations have so much passion for the subject. Our visit to the Air Atlantic Ventures was brilliant.... read more The kids got to dress up as pilots and aircraft personnel and we had almost an hour in the simulators. We then had a tour of the museum with many actual plane cockpits and memorabilia. Then a tour of the planes outside. There were seven of us from 8 to adult and all had fun.

  Super centre full of information and real jets on display. There is also a simulator you can have a go in, for all ages young and old. Would highly recommend... read more a visit if you have an interest in planes.

  To engage and enthral 6 'hard to please' ten year olds for a full 2 hours is no mean feat, yet the crew at Atlantic Airventure managed it with aplomb.... read more The ease of booking, the super-friendly telephone conversations and the helpful suggestions about bringing the cake and organising take-away food made it the easiest party ever to organise. The boys and girls were equally interested and totally excited by the simulator experiences, the lifejacket demonstration and the viewing of the planes. To cap it all, they even took photos for me and emailed them on afterwards. Cannot praise the team highly enough. We will be back.

  I went there on the 31 of August, i have to admit , the museum is small, but they have some very interesting planes and a lot of things to... read more see. I had the chance to have a very kindly Lady , to explain me the exposition. I have felt that, she is very passionnate and has an impressive knowledge. If you wanna see some grat planes and simulator , just go. We need museum like this one to keep this knowledge.

  It wa an over all good experience for me and my student I was with whom has autism but there one lady with glasses who works there was very abrupt... read more and rude to my young student. She wasn’t helpful and basically felt like we were unwelcome by her presence. Her sister showed us around the place and into some of the display planes was a great host and very friendly but her sister left a bad taste in my mouth unfort especially for kids with SEN

  This was a wonderful find, we spotted it when we went to Mac Donald’s on a road trip and decided to call in on our return journey later in the... read more week. First we had a mini flight simulation experience (one can dress up in pilot’s uniforms and hat, great photo opportunities especially for kids of up to around age 13 - 14). Reception staff, Sarah was very helpful and organised a mini simulation session for us as we were literally paying a ‘flying visit’ (groan). We were shown around the vintage planes by a very knowledgeable and friendly young guide called Jack, who was a walking encyclopaedia of information about aviation and the planes on display. He really impressed us and is a huge asset to the museum. Unfortunately we were limited time wise and had to rush through the last part of the display but I hope to return sometime. Well worth a visit!

  This title is a misnomer. Although the building is situated near Shannon Airport there is very little about Shannon (apart from some photographs mounted awkwardly on a dark stairway). Neither... read more is it an “aviation” museum but a collection of aircraft and aircraft parts, altogether a small part of Aviation. Also, part of the exhibition is inaccessible at the moment due to building works but no allowance for this is made in the (already expensive) entrance fee.
Shannon Airport has a long and rich history in the world of aviation. For many years Shannon controlled the vast bulk of air traffic between Europe and North America. Its position on the western edge of Europe was of paramount importance in the pre-jet era. If you visit this museum expecting to experience this history you will be disappointed – as I was.

  It was a really pleasant visit to museum and the 737-800 simulator!

We came in with my girlfriend for a daytrip on a weekend holiday in Dublin. Quite easy... read more drive on the motorways even for a "wrongsideoftheroad" first timer 🙂 It took about 2,5 hours one way from Dublin to Shannon with a coffee stop on the way. From far far away people the easiest way is to rent a car, but you can get there by bus or train via Limerick too. Came in early and someone had cancelled their sim booking, so I got to fly 1 hour instead of planned 30mins 🙂 Experience was definately worth booking the simulator.

Museum itself is not very large compared to some similar places I've been, but the warm welcoming staff and the 737 simulator make up for the size and there are a lot of things to see and try for people of all ages outside the simulator and on the yard aswell. As an aviation and flight simulator nut I can recommend it to everyone who have any interest in flying things.

  Spent a very interesting couple of hours here on a wet morning. Our tour guide was informative and obviously interested in all things planes. In fact his enthusiasm rubbed off... read more on me. It had quite a good range of planes and other flight related items. A great place to go if you're any way interested in planes and great for a wet day.