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Hangar 180 puts on a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk formation flight.

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 09:00 AM ET

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Hangar 180 looks to honor aviation history by keeping its collection of vintage warbirds in pristine condition. [Credit: Cayla McLeod]

Key Takeaways:

Hangar 180, located on the Idaho-Washington border, is a distinctive warbird collection managed by the Peters family and their team, dedicated to maintaining, flying, and preserving aviation history.
The collection's name, "Hangar 180," is a nod to Ryan Aeronautical's pre-World War II origins in the same-numbered hangar.
Though not yet a public museum, Hangar 180 encourages pilots to arrange tours via social media to experience their rare vintage warbirds up close.

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On the Idaho-Washington border there’s a warbird collection unlike all the rest. It is here at Hangar 180 at the Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport (KLWS) where the Peters family and their dedicated team works to diligently maintain, fly, and preserve the history of aviation’s past.

“Our name goes back to Ryan Aeronautical,” said Tyler Peters, Hangar 180’s sales and communications manager. “The company started off in Hangar 180 pre-World War II. Then they had to expand into Hangar 181 after the war because they got so big.”

Although Hangar 180 isn’t a technical museum open to the public just yet, pilots are encouraged to arrange a tour ahead of time via social media, fly in, and get up close and personal with these rare warbirds.

For more information on Hangar 180, check out the January/February issue of Plane + Pilot.

Photos by Cayla McLeod

Hangar 180 looks to honor aviation history by keeping its collection of vintage warbirds in pristine condition. [Credit: Cayla McLeod]

Cayla McLeod

Cayla McLeod is a private pilot with a love for all things tailwheel and grass strips. She has been actively involved in general aviation for the last decade, and can’t imagine life without flying and the people that go with it.