Wittman Regional Airport
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FAA airport diagram for 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. It is named after pioneer air racer and aircraft designer and builder Steve Wittman.
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Wittman Regional Airport covers an area of 1,392 acres (563 ha) which contains four runways:[2]
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]
[edit] 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 busiest airport in the world. [3]
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Airport terminal
Sign
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