Airplane Boneyards List and Map • Hacker News Board

Re: Airplane Boneyards List and Map

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Post by mythrwy » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC

jambalaya8 wrote: post #4

spking wrote: post #2

If you’re ever in the Tucson area, highly recommend Pima Air Museum. Would not recommend visiting between May-September as it feels as if you’re walking around in an outdoor blast furnace. https://pimaair.org/

That's pretty much all of Arizona from late April through October.

Not the mountains. They are great in summer.

Re: Airplane Boneyards List and Map

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Post by meerita » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC

spking wrote: post #10

meerita wrote: post #6

Question for the locals: I don’t live in the USA, but I’d love to visit the boneyards someday and get inside some planes to take pictures. Are the boneyards open to the public? Do you need permission?

Also if you’re talking specifically about the planes in the boneyards, would not recommend doing that in the desert. You will find some other “visitors” like rattlesnakes, scorpions etc. that have made the plane their habitat. https://www.holloman.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/31...

Yes, I was referring to that :), not the museum ones (I've been to other museums, and I understand the constraints).

Re: Airplane Boneyards List and Map

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Post by throw1234567891 » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC

“Aircraft”, technically speaking. All airplanes are aircraft, but not all aircraft are airplanes. The page this links to correctly refers to the term: List and Map of Active and Post-WWII Aircraft Boneyards and Storage Facilities.

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Post by brianjlogan » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC

meerita wrote: post #6

Question for the locals: I don’t live in the USA, but I’d love to visit the boneyards someday and get inside some planes to take pictures. Are the boneyards open to the public? Do you need permission?

I used to work at an airport listed in this reference actually. Their boneyard was fully behind the fence and no public access would be granted. Even as staff we never went there because you've got massive aging equipment.

It would be an untenable liability to be having around them especially the public. Some of the chassis were there for years.

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Post by ivraatiems » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 10:15 PM UTC

meerita wrote: post #6

Question for the locals: I don’t live in the USA, but I’d love to visit the boneyards someday and get inside some planes to take pictures. Are the boneyards open to the public? Do you need permission?

Not quite "open to the public," but very visible from public areas and close enough for you to get a good luck. Also, some offer tours or have attached museums.

It used to be that the Davis Monthan AFB offered tours, but sadly, those have ended for security reasons.

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Post by hahahaa » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC

spking wrote: post #10

meerita wrote: post #6

Question for the locals: I don’t live in the USA, but I’d love to visit the boneyards someday and get inside some planes to take pictures. Are the boneyards open to the public? Do you need permission?

Also if you’re talking specifically about the planes in the boneyards, would not recommend doing that in the desert. You will find some other “visitors” like rattlesnakes, scorpions etc. that have made the plane their habitat. https://www.holloman.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/31...

Snakes... on a plane.

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Post by fsuts » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC

hahahaa wrote: post #16

spking wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also if you’re talking specifically about the planes in the boneyards, would not recommend doing that in the desert. You will find some other “visitors” like rattlesnakes, scorpions etc. that have made the plane their habitat. https://www.holloman.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/31...

Snakes... on a plane.

Replace the snakes with steaks!

https://secretmanchester.com/steaks-on-a-plane-bolton-greate...

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Post by ak217 » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC

meerita wrote: post #6

Question for the locals: I don’t live in the USA, but I’d love to visit the boneyards someday and get inside some planes to take pictures. Are the boneyards open to the public? Do you need permission?

There are lots of great aviation museums in the USA, highly recommend visiting them. Many allow various degrees of access inside the aircraft, even more so if you chat up the museum staff. I don't imagine the boneyards will.