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National Historic Site · Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

Best primary window for Tuskegee Airmen: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

Before the first African American military pilots became known as the "Red Tails" they wore striped tails as they began their flight training in the Army's PT-17 Stearman bi-plane. Their flying adventure started at Moton Field, in Tuskegee, Alabama, where the Army Air Corps conducted a military test to determine if African Americans could be trained to fly combat aircraft.

This page identifies Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in AL in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/tuai/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/tuai/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Tuskegee Airmen audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Historic Site
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
TUAI
Region
appalachian
Core Experiences
african-american-heritageaviationsocial-movementscivil-rightswars-and-conflictsGuided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - WalkingPark FilmMuseum Exhibits

Month-by-month

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is a National Historic Site. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/tuai/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/tuai/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in AL.

Getting there

Official access details for Tuskegee Airmen are on the NPS page.

To reach Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site... From Atlanta, GA - Take I-85S towards Montgomery, AL for approximately 127 miles to Exit 38. Turn left at the stop sign and travel 1/2 mile and turn left on Chappie James Ave. Follow the signs to the Parking Area on left. Follow the path downhill to the Historic Site. From Montgomery, AL - Take I-85N towards Atlanta, GA for approximately 36 miles to Exit 38. Turn right at the stop sign and travel 1/2 mile and turn left on Chappie James Ave.

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4916
February5316
March5824
April6538
May6750
June6564
July6278
August6274
September6360
October6462
November6230
December5418

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is identified as National Historic Site with NPS code tuai.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/tuai/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

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