Wittman Regional Airport
Wittman Regional Airport (IATA: OSH, ICAO: KOSH, FAA LID: OSH) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) south of the central business district of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. The airport is owned and operated by Winnebago County.[2] Wittman Field, as it sometimes called, is used almost exclusively for general aviation, but has serviced aircraft as large as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380. It is named after pioneer air racer and aircraft designer and builder Steve Wittman. The airport was originally Winnebago County Airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Wittman Regional Airport covers an area of 1,392 acres (563 ha) which contains four runways:[2]
- Runway 18/36: 8,002 x 150 ft (2,439 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
- Runway 9/27: 6,178 x 150 ft (1,883 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 4/22: 3,424 x 75 ft (1,044 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 13/31: 3,060 x 75 ft (933 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 92,478 aircraft operations, an average of 253 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, 1% military and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 149 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 19% multi-engine and 3% jet.[2]
As with many larger airports, Wittman Field's expansion over the years has necessitated the closure of nearby roadways and acquisition of nearby parcels of land. In particular, Knapp Street (running parallel to the runways) has been permanently closed near the airport to facilitate the expansion of the grounds in that area (for the annual EAA Airventure.)
Airshow
The airport is the site of the annual Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture Oshkosh, an experimental aircraft and sport aviation airshow. Across Knapp St. to the west lies the campus of the EAA AirVenture Museum. For the week of AirVenture Oshkosh (known locally as "The Airshow" or "The Fly-in"), Wittman Regional is the world's busiest airport by traffic movements.[3]
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References
- ^ Wittman Regional Airport, official web site
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for OSH (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ "EAA AirVenture takes flight for the future", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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