Aeropark: Retired planes await children at Budapest Airport – PHOTOS

The outdoors aeroplane museum, Aeropark, has re-opened last weekend at a new location: at Liszt Ferenc International Airport. Travelo.hu reports that the relocation was because of the expansion of the parking lot at the airport, but this was beneficial: there are new attractions, it’s cleaner and more pleasant.

Aeropark has moved to a spacious and nicer new location, where the collection of the best and most unique aeroplanes of Hungarian air travel will be put on display. Visitors are welcome to get a glimpse into forty years of Hungarian air travel, starting with the first MALÉV Li-2 plane (MALÉV was a Hungarian national airline), up until the Tuplojev TU-154 B2, in which several aircraft, the first Instrument Landing System (the Tesla production) and different kinds of airplane engines are exhibited.

Using a modified AN-2, the Aeropark has built a playground as well, which quickly became the kids’ favourite part of the park: they could ‘fly’ on the grounds of the Aeropark. The plane-shaped flower-boxes are also popular, along with the runway painted on the concrete.

The popular airport visits by bus are still on, where you can visit Budapest Airport and get a glimpse behind the curtain in an Ikarus 250 bus, which is painted in the colours of the old Malév Air Tours.

The trial exhibition was opened on June 3^rd, where arrangements are still being made for the second two big events: Cars and Coffee on June 13^th in the Aeropark, and the Night of Museums on June 20^th.