2024 Gala: Celebrating the Spirit of the Old Aerodrome Rhinebeck

Get ready for an exciting 2024 season at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome – opening day is June 15th, but first, join in the fun at the Annual Gala that will take place in the Roosevelt Hangar.  This year’s Honoree is Katelynn Kearney, pilot and owner of Fly with Kate!, a full service flight school that has been providing high quality primary and advanced flight instruction to the Hudson Valley since 2009.  Located nestled in the heart of the Catskills less than 2 hours from NYC, Fly with Kate! is in a prime location providing a “best of both worlds” training experience.  Aircraft to accommodate all of your plane needs to help your aviation dreams come true.

SPIRIT OF THE AERODROME GALA 2024
May 18th at 5PM
9 Norton Road, Red Hook, NY
Cocktails, Hör D’oeuvres, Dancing, Silent Auction
Music by The Jazz Pioneers
Get Tickets Here:  $200 Each | $175 for Members
RSVP 845-752-3200

Feeling Lucky? Check out this awesome Raffle…
You could be the lucky winner of the The Iron Maiden-Iron Cross Fokker Triplane Fabric!

In February 2022, Singer Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden stopped by the Aerodrome in February of 2022 and signed fabric from the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome’s Fokker Dr.1 Triplane, and features the Iron Cross with “Shot Down in Flames!” and his signature. The signed fabric is in a 30 x 30 frame and will come with a letter of authentication from the Aerodrome. Bruce is an avid fan of old planes and has been known to fly the band’s tour plane, sometimes a 747!

Enter the Raffle Here |  The Raffle Winner Chosen at the Gala

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Upcoming Events & Happenings

> 2024 Air Show Season is June 15 – Oct 20 – Details Here

> Internships Available – Details Here

> Every Wednesday 5-8 | Family Fun Fest – Details Here

> Register for Barnstormers Kids Camp – Details Here

Offering a 3-day Summer Camp experience for children entering grades 4, 5 and 6! They’ll have fun learning about aviation and its history in a fun and unique setting. Campers will learn the basics of how things fly using experiments and activities, give a basic understanding of early aviation’s beginnings through museum tours, and learn about aviation through the eyes of our pilots.

Each camp day will include a mixture of museum tour, activities, learning collaborations and games. Like the early aviators, they will use low-tech, critical thinking, and peer collaboration to learn and test the principles of flight. From paper planes, to balsa planes, to seeing the real thing up close and speaking with pilots, the campers will be fully immersed in how things fly and how aviation began and evolved.

About Old Aerodrome Rhinebeck and Museum

Cole Palen founded the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in 1958 with a handful of airplanes and a dream. He built it into a world-renowned destination as America’s first flying museum of antique aircraft. The Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum was established in 1993 as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization to continue Cole’s legacy. Our mission is preserving, restoring and flying the aircraft of the Pioneer, WWI, and Golden Ages of Aviation.

We entertain and educate by preserving over 80 vintage aircraft, many antique automobiles and motorcycles, and related memorabilia in a classic small town airport setting. Our static display Museum is open from May through October and we fly our History of Flight Air Show each Saturday, and WWI Air Show each Sunday, Mid-June through Mid-October.