Airplane Coloring Pages (Free Printable PDFs)

We’ve assembled a high-flying array of free printable airplane coloring pages, from basic designs to detailed illustrations that will interest adult colorists.

This aviation collection features coloring pages with aircrafts, airports, pilots, propeller planes, cartoon planes, airbuses, Boeing airplanes, engines, and even cabin crew members.

Whether you want to color the stripes on a jet engine or shade the rivets on an airplane’s fuselage, these airplane-themed pages will soar with artists of every age and skill level.

Simple Airplane Coloring Pages

This collection of simple airplane coloring pages features designs with less shading and even some cute cartoons.

Realistic Airplane Coloring Pages

We’ve designed a collection of detailed airplane coloring pages perfect for older kids and adults. These illustrations beautifully capture aircraft in striking detail.

Colors to Use for Airplanes

For commercial airliners, use whites, grays, and blues. Military aircraft look great in olive greens, blacks, and grays.

How to Color an Airplane in Detail

A. Highlighting and Shadows: Apply yellow highlights where the sunlight hits the plane’s body and wings. Use grays and darker colors underneath for shadowed areas.

B. Color Combinations: For the body, use white with red or blue accent stripes. Color the wing’s leading edges a different contrasting shade.

Invite Creativity Challenge: Horizon Scene

Color your airplane flying through a colorful sunset or sunrise sky scene using warm yellows, oranges, pinks, and purples.

These soaring airplanes are ready to fly high on your coloring pages. But what’s that whirring sound? It must be their helicopter friends hovering in for a playdate in the sky!

5 DIY Airplane Crafts

Get ready for some seriously fun aeronautical adventures with these plane-tastic crafts!

Paper Airplane Bookmark

Supplies Needed:

• Airplane coloring page printout
• Crayons, markers or colored pencils
• Scissors
• Heavyweight paper or cardstock
• Ribbon, yarn or tassel (optional)

Instructions:

1. Color your airplane design vibrantly on the printout.
2. Carefully cut out the airplane shape.
3. Trace the airplane onto heavyweight paper or cardstock and cut it out.
4. Optional: Punch a hole and attach a ribbon, yarn or tassel.
5. Use your new airplane bookmark to soar between book pages!

Toilet Paper Roll Airplane

What You’ll Need:

• Airplane coloring page
• Markers, crayons or colored pencils
• Scissors
• Toilet paper roll
• Glue or tape

Here’s How:

1. Color the airplane brightly on the printout.
2. Cut out the airplane shape carefully.
3. Glue or tape the colored cutout onto a toilet paper roll.
4. Once fully dry, send your new airplane soaring through the skies!

Runway Straw Plane

Gather These:

• Airplane coloring page printout
• Scissors
• Markers, crayons or colored pencils
• Drinking straw
• Glue dots or double-sided tape

Steps:

1. Color your airplane vibrantly on the printout.
2. Cut out the airplane shape neatly.
3. Use glue dots or double-sided tape to attach the plane to a straw.
4. Blow through the straw to send your plane zooming down the “runway”!
5. Allow any glue to fully dry before playing.

Cloud Window Cling Airplanes

You’ll Need:

• Airplane coloring page
• White paper or contact paper
• Scissors
• Blue and white markers, crayons or colored pencils
• Glue stick (for contact paper version)

Instructions:

1. Color your airplane on the printout using blue and white.
2. Cut out the airplane shape carefully.
3. For paper version: Trace and cut out cloud shapes from white paper.
4. For contact paper: Draw cloud shapes with white on contact paper.
5. Arrange planes and clouds, gluing to contact paper if using.
6. Once fully dry, stick to a window for a high-flying scene!

Milk Carton Airplane

Supplies:

• Small airplane coloring page
• Empty milk carton or juice box
• Scissors
• Markers, crayons or colored pencils
• Glue or tape
• Straw or paper towel tube (optional for nose cone)

Let’s Make It!

1. Color your small airplane vibrantly on the printout.
2. Cut out the airplane shape neatly.
3. Clean out a milk carton and open up the top panel.
4. Glue or tape the colored plane cutout to the carton’s side.
5. Optional: Attach a straw or paper towel tube as nose cone.
6. Allow any glue to fully dry before flying your milk carton airplane!