Aviation Trail, Inc.
A non-profit corporation in partnership with the
National Park Service
to promote Aviation Heritage
in the Dayton region
Home of the largest
private parachute collection.*
Visitor Center:
The Wright - Dunbar interpretive Center &
Aviation Trail Visitor Center
Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center • 16 South Williams Street • Dayton, OH 45402 • (937) 225-7705
Update of Nov. 13, 2024
Temporary Hours:
Now Open 9 am to 4 pm
Wednesday Through Sunday
Closed Monday & Tuesday
NPS Seeking Volunteers!
The Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and Aviation Trail Visitor Center is operated by the National Park Service as part of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. Facility hours have been reduced due to personnel shortages and volunteers are needed to help keep the center open to the public full time. Volunteers would work and learn alongside park rangers in an historic museum setting. For more information email RyanQualls@NPS.gov.
Further updates will be posted for seasonal hours when available.
Site #’s 1a, 1b, and 1c:
The Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and Aviation Trail Visitor Center, Aviation Trail Parachute Museum and the Wright Cycle Company are currently open for visitors Wednesday through Sunday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The park phone number is (937) 225-7705
.
(The Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center, site 3b is closed for the winter and will go back to regular hours on March 1, 2025)
The National Park Service outdoor grounds, made up of the Wright Dunbar Interpretive Center, Wright Cycle Co. and Huffman Prairie Flying Field, will remain open dawn to dusk.
For the latest updates see https://www.nps.gov/daav/planyourvisit/hours.htm
For other sites on the Aviation Trail, check with each site before travelling:
Visiting days and hours vary for the sites on the Aviation Trail. Each individual site sets its own visiting schedule, which may sometimes fluctuate. Changes may occur on a day-to-day basis due to circumstances. Before traveling to a site on the Aviation Trail, please be sure to verify that site’s status by calling the number shown in the site’s listing on the Trail Sites page and by checking the site’s own website or other contact information. (Links and contact information are shown in the description of each site on the Trail Sites page).
CLICK HERE for a parking map.
Dayton's National Park Hours:
Hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
•Open every day -- Wednesday through Sunday
Dayton's National Park Winter Hours:
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CLOSED on Mondays and Tuesdays
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Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Wednesday through Sunday
Closed on the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
For details and seasonal date schedules see https://www.nps.gov/daav/planyourvisit/hours.htm
and https://www.facebook.com/DaytonAviationNPS/
or please call (937) 225-7705 for the current park schedule.
*The park schedule may change due to inclement weather and seasonal hours during the fall/ winter months.
The above hours apply to the Wright Dunbar Interpretive Center.
* During inclement weather, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park follows the opening/closure decisions of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. For up to date operating status information during inclement weather, visit the WPAFB Operating Status page. This information is updated daily. You can also call (937) 225-7705 for more information.
Looking for a place to dine near the Aviation Trail Visitor Center?
We are right next door to a unique local restaurant, The West Social Tap & Table on the opposite corner of S. Williams St. at 1100 W. Third.
