Saqr Al Jazeera Aviation Museum, Saudi Arabia’s national aviation museum and a Ministry of Defense destination, preserves the Royal Saudi Air Force’s development from its founding through modernization. Riyadh displays include real aircraft and models, historic documents and photographs, engines, weapons, uniforms, air-base and C-130 sections, Dakota DC-3 and Wapiti exhibits, F-15 and Typhoon simulators, King Faisal Air Academy and technical-institute interpretation, and a space section on astronaut Prince Sultan bin Salman. Government visitor notices control current hours, closures and access on the East Ring Road between exits 10 and 11.