Both the premises and the planes are provided by the National Aviation University which continues to use some of the aircraft as educational exhibits.

The museum was established on 7 March 2001 by order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

[4] A prototype Kapway rubber-tired train was moved to the museum in July 2021.

[7] Four months later, the museum received three An-28 fuselages from an airfield in Uzyn to be used as parts sources in its restoration.

[8] The city of Kyiv announced that it would begin financially supporting the museum in December 2024.