Where to See a Concorde
There are just three on display in the United States. Here's where to find them.
- By Diane Tedeschi
- AirSpaceMag.com, January 01, 2008
The Air France Concorde on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.
Dane Penland
Only three Concordes (see United States. They are:
F-BVFA retired from Air France with 17,824 flight hours.
On display at:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, Virginia 20151
www.nasm.si.edu/museum/udvarhazy
Phone: 202.633.1000
G-BOAD retired from British Airways with 23,397 hours.
On display at:
Intrepid: Sea, Air & Space Museum
Pier 86
West 46th Street and 12th Avenue
New York, New York 10036
www.intrepidmuseum.org
Phone: 212.245.0072
G-BOAG retired from British Airways with 16,239 flight hours.
On display at:
The Museum of Flight
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle, Washington 98108-4097
www.museumofflight.org
Phone: 206.764.5720
Comments (3)
Such an interesting article. I am so happy that I flew the Concorde from NYC to Morocco. What an experience! Wish they were still flying. What a loss!!!!
Posted by WillieKate Friar on May 30,2008 | 06:02 AM
As a bus driver shuttling passengers between Seattle and Bellingham Int'l Airports, I love pointing out the SST Concorde along Interstate 5 in Seattle. Before I do, I point out Boeing's new 787 Dreamliners which are usually parked at the north end of Boeing Field. I explain that it is the most fuel-efficient commercial airliner ever built.
Then, as we approach mid-field, I inform my passengers that Boeing Field is also home to the LEAST fuel-efficient commercial airliner ever built. I enlighten them of the Concorde's speed, altitude and a few other tidbits of facinating information. Using my overhead mirror, I love to see them looking at the most beautiful and sophisticated airliner in amazement as we roll by at a paltry 60 mph!
Oh, how I wish I could have afforded a ticket aboard a flying Concorde. Strolling down its aisle at a museum is such a tease, but in this economy the price is right!
Posted by Edgar L. Smith, IV on May 26,2011 | 03:51 PM
There are "just" three concordes on display in the United states says the author. Speaking as an Englishman, you should think yourselves lucky to have three.
Posted by Paul Spinks on June 5,2011 | 02:17 PM