Noel Wien - Legacy

Legacy

• The Noel Wien Public Library in Fairbanks, Alaska is named after him. The library sits on the site of Weeks Field, the original airport in Fairbanks and base for many of Wien's early accomplishments. Weeks Field Park, adjacent to the library, was previously called Wien Park.
• Flying runs in the family: his sons, Noel Merrill Wien and Richard Wien, and grandsons Kurt, Michael and Kent all became commercial pilots as well.
• Noel Wien was inducted into the Minnesota Aviation History Museum Hall of Fame in 1989, the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum Hall of Fame in 2000 and the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2010.