Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Air Shows

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome History of Flight Air Shows: This “living” museum of antique aviation, offers one of the largest collections of early aero-planes (1909 to 1939) in the world plus weekend airshows and bi-plane rides. The museum displays aircraft from the Pioneer Era, World War I and the Lindbergh Barnstorming era. Museum hours are 10am-5pm daily. Air shows are from 2-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Bi-plane rides are by reservation on weekdays and first-come, first served on weekends and book up early.

About the museum

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome preserves over 60 vintage aircraft, many antique automobiles and motorcycles, and related memorabilia in a classic small town airport setting. Their static display Museum is open from May through October and they fly two different airshows each Saturday and Sunday, Mid-June through Mid-October.

About the Air Shows

The stars are the historic airplanes including our 1909 Bleriot, the oldest regularly flying airplane in the Western Hemisphere; the Fokker DR-I Triplane, the most famous fighter of WWI; and a precise replica of the Spirit of St. Louis, which was the first aircraft to fly NY to Paris in 1927. While aircraft rotate on and off the flightline, usually 15-20 are flyable for our shows.

About the Bi-plane rides

Old Rhinebeck provides the helmet and goggles, you bring your sense of adventure and camera. Their 1929 New Standard D-25 was designed for passenger hopping by the great flying circuses of the 20s and 30s.  Maintained to modern aircraft regulations, she is now a fixture of the mid-Hudson Valley summer skies. It carryies up to four passengers per flight before and after the weekend airshows as well as on weekdays. Rides are fifteen minutes long and there is a 2 passenger minimum requirement.