Field Trips
Looking for a field trip to an airport?
The SIU School of Aviation provides tours and fun interactive activities at the Southern Illinois Airport. These tours are great for schools, scout groups, boys' and girls' clubs, and similar organizations.
Field trips are available for third graders and older. Times are available Monday-Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Tour Areas Generally Include:
- Flight Operations Desk
- Cessna Flight Training Aircraft
- Frasca Flight Training Devices
- Aviation Technologies Maintenance Training Hangar
- Boeing 737 Airplane
- Gulfstream III Airplane
Scheduling Information
The following information is needed when scheduling a field trip:
- Proposed date of tour
- Teacher/parent name
- School/organization name
- Number of students/chaperones
- Age group
- Contact information
- Time limit or any group limitations