Texas Aviation Hall of Fame 2026 Nomination Form

The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame celebrates three categories of individuals and organizations that have helped to shape the history of aviation and spaceflight; Native Texans who made significant contributions to aviation and, non-native Texans who made significant contributions to aviation and spaceflight while living in Texas, and famous Texans who also aviators. 

 If you are interested in nominating a candidate for this prestigious honor, please fill out and submit the form below.

You may start submit a nominee for 2026. Nominations for 2026 must be submitted by the close of the business day Nov. 30, 2025 for consideration in the following year’s selection process.


    NOMINEE INFORMATION:

    Nomination Type (required)

    Military Service

    NOMINEE / FAMILY MEMBER’S INFORMATION

    ORGANIZATION’S POINT OF CONTACT

    NOMINATING PARTY

    REASON FOR NOMINATION

    Please include information on ties to Texas and significant achievements in the field of aviation and/or spaceflight. Other helpful information can include military units that the nominee served with, years they served, types of aircraft and/or spacecraft they were involved with, number of flight hours, professional associations or organizations related to aviation that they belong to, and awards or recognition they have received.

    Please attach any digital photos or documents.
    Files must be less than 2 MB.
    Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pdf.

    Please Note:  A nominee may or may not be selected in the year that they are nominated.  Their information will be held for consideration for four years. More information can be added to the file for consideration in future years.

    Additional nomination materials can be submitted to:

    Texas Aviation Hall of Fame
    c/o: Curator
    Lone Star Flight Museum
    11551 Aerospace Avenue
    Houston, TX  77034
    Email:  tahof@lonestarflight.org

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