The Estonian Aviation Museum is located in Lange near Tartu in Estonia. It is the only aviation museum in the country. The museum was founded in December 1999 in accordance with a private initiative procedure and officially opened to the public on 14 June 2002. It has been developed in different stages on the basis of European Union support financing and with the help of the private- and public sector. Founder and director of the museum is Estonian engineer and former politician Mati Meos. The museum has its own 450m-long airstrip. Tartu Ülenurme Airport is located 4km away.