Gimli Glider Museum - Gimli, Manitoba

Philippe B.

super interessant!
il y a de nombreux objets provenant de l'avion, des vidéos, grande quantités d'articles des 40 dernières années...
Pour le prix (8$) ça vaut amplement l'arrêt. 😉

Jacqui V.

Visited on a Monday in September and had a fabulous time! There is a 20 minute video summarizing the event you can watch while seated in airplane seats, plus a small room jam packed with exhibits and pieces of the plane itself, plus a flight simulator that lets you pilot the plane down to it's landing spot. Highly recommend - a little known gem of Canadian and Manitoba history!
PS - no dedicated parking, but there is plenty of street parking available.

Denise R.

Loved learning about the event! The people there are so friendly and knowledgeable! And I got to land the Gimli Glider on the flight simulator! Thank you for such an amazing experience!!

A N.

I loved visiting this museum!! I’ve read a lot about the events that happened leading up to the Gimli Glider incident and I was so excited to get to go see the display.

The pieces and info are amazing. There’s so much more I didn’t know until going to the exhibit! I’ll be honest, landing the plane now is a little hokey (it used to be much more difficult) and now it’s very simple, but it was still fun.

Excited to see the new pieces they’ve brought in this year!!

Chad M.

This is a terrific exhibit highlighting the historic Gimli Glider as part of aviation history. The artifacts are on display are interesting and the volunteers are so friendly and knowledgeable. This gem is a bucket list item and has something to capture the interest of everyone.

Andrew Y.

I watched the Gimli Glider episode of Mayday/Air Crash Investigation when I was in elementary school and I’ve been fascinated by the incident ever since, so when I visited Winnipeg for the first time this past October, I knew I had to make the pilgrimage trip to Gimli and visit the museum. I emailed the museum a few days before my visit to clarify on its opening times and received a very prompt reply from Gwen. Great gesture!

Steve and either Barb or Gwen (I hope I got the names right) were actually waiting for us to arrive on the day of. The museum itself is very small, with a reception area, one main exhibit area, a flight simulator area, and a film screening area. However, I enjoyed a very well-spent ~1.5 hours in the museum, a lot of it being chatting with Steve, who is extremely knowledgeable and talkative as well as Mel, a retired Air Canada pilot who very kindly and patiently taught us how to use the flight simulator and land the Gimli Glider. The film gives a great overview of the incident and aftermath, and I found it to be a great supplement to the Air Crash Investigation episode. The museum also has some fascinating original components from the plane while the seats in the film screening area are from Air Canada 767s. Overall, the museum is run by great people and I’m really glad to have visited. I think this is a significant component of modern Canadian history and civil aviation history that deserves to be more widely known and is rightly commemorated.

Be sure to check out the Glider mural on the seawall nearby!

Francisco B. D. O.

I've waited 6-years to visit this incredible piece of global aviation history! The Gimli Glider Exhibit displays a complete onhands discription of the events that led to an Air Canada Boeing 767 landing on an airstrip in Gimli Manitoba on July 23, 1983. Visitors will be greeted by well informed volunteers like Peter, Mel and curator Barb. A video presentation pumps visitors up with interviews from the heros that landed a 2 ton aircraft. A question answer period follows and then an actual flight simulator gives visitors a hands on experience at gliding a Boeing 767 on a graphic lifelike airstrip. I left exillerated and better informed at this globally underrated aviation event that took place at Gimili, Manitoba. Make every effort to visit this jewel of Gimili. A complete display allows you to purchase souvenirs and kindly make a donation either in person or by contacting the Gimli Glider Exibit from wherever you are in the world to keep this great exhibit running for generations. Thank you Gimli Glider Exhibit.

Jeremy H.

A fantastic little museum right in the heart of town. This is a must visit if you’re an aviation enthusiast and you find yourself in Gimli.