The museum is broken up into three separate areas: the main gallery, located at the south end of McChord Field in Building 517; the Heritage Hill Airpark, which overlooks the McChord Field runway; and the aircraft restoration and maintenance facility in Building 301.

[2] By mid-1983, a B-18 had been transported to the museum, an F-106 at the base was expected to join the collection, and negiotiations were ongoing regarding the acquisition of a C-124.

[7] The C-124, along with a C-141 was moved to the newly established Heritage Park overlooking McCord Field's runway on 5 January 2005.

[8] An F-16 that responded to the September 11th attacks was planned to go on display at the museum in 2006, but shortly before it arrived the location was changed to the Western Air Defense Sector headquarters building.

[10] Exhibits at the museum include the former control tower of McChord Field, an F-106 simulator, and aviation artwork.