Frontiers Of Flight Museum

Specialties

Over 30 aircraft and extensive display galleries draw aviation buffs, schools, family members to the museum. Collections include early biplanes; historically important military, commercial and general aviation aircraft and artifacts, the World War II exhibit, the history of Southwest Airlines exhibit area, the iconic Chance Vought V-​173 Flying Pancake” and the Apollo 7 command module. Visitors can take a chronological walk through the development of flight from the Leonardo da Vinci parachute to space exploration. As an official affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the Frontiers of Flight Museum is able to draw major traveling exhibitions.

The Museum’s educational programs include a wide variety of structured programs and informal activities for all ages. These include Summer Flight School, and school and youth group tours that feature engaging activities with practical applications of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

History

Established in 1988.

The Frontiers of Flight Museum was co-​founded in 1988 by Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jan Collmer, and William E. Cooper. Their initial intent and vision was to exhibit at Dallas Love Field the «priceless» artifacts, documents and photographs of the History of Aviation Collection donated to the University of Texas at Dallas by the legendary aviation historian, George E. Haddaway.

The City of Dallas provided space on the mezzanine level of the main terminal building at Love Field, and the Museum opened with over 5,500 square feet of exhibits in June 1990. A State Transportation Enhancement grant along with matching gifts enabled construction of the current 100,000 square foot facility which opened in June 2004. Since then the Museum has added extensive exhibits and artifacts that showcase the history of aviation and space flight. The Museum has earned the prestigious designation as a Smithsonian Affiliate.

Meet the Business Owner

Cheryl S.

Business Owner

Cheryl Sutterfield-​Jones assumed the role of President & CEO of the Frontiers of Flight Museum effective November 1, 2011. She was formerly Regional Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas Area Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Prior to joining the Red Cross she served as CEO of the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center and as Executive Director of the Denton County Friends of the Family. In 2003 she was named Agency Executive of the Year by the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and in 2005 was honored by the Girl Scouts of Tejas Council with the Real Girls, Real Women Award.

Her memberships include Leadership Dallas 2000, Downtown Rotary Club, the SMU Cox School of Business Advisory Board and the U.S. Selective Service Board to mention a few.

Ms. Sutterfield-​Jones is a graduate of Howard Payne University and holds a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family from Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA. She and her husband, Ron Jones, have three children and four grandchildren.