Wittman Regional Airport (IATA: OSH, ICAO: KOSH, FAA LID: OSH) is a county owned public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) south of the central business district of Oshkosh, a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located adjacent to Pioneer Airport, part of the EAA Aviation Museum. The airport was named after pioneer air racer, aircraft designer and builder Steve Wittman in 1972. Originally named Winnebago County Airport, the name Steve Wittman Field was proposed in 1968 and it is also known as Wittman Field. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017-2021, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.
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History
It has serviced aircraft as large as the Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Airbus A380, Concorde and Boeing B-52 Stratofortress The airport has been served by commercial airlines in the past. Until 1980, Wittman boarded more passengers than nearby Appleton International Airport, and was the commercial air hub of the Fox Cities. Wittman was served at various times by North Central, Republic, Northwest Airlink, Air Wisconsin, American Central, United Express, Midway Connection, Skyway, and Great Lakes. Service was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program until March 2003, when it was terminated due to federal law not allowing a subsidy over $200 per passenger for communities located within 210 miles of the nearest large or medium hub airport (General Mitchell International Airport, a medium hub serving Milwaukee, Wisconsin).
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Facilities and aircraft
Wittman Regional Airport covers an area of 1,392 acres (563 ha) at an elevation of 808 feet (246 m) above mean sea level. It has four runways: 18/36 is 8,002 by 150 feet (2,439 x 46 m); 9/27 is 6,179 by 150 feet (1,883 x 46 m); 5/23 is 3,697 by 75 feet (1,127 x 23 m); 13/31 is 3,061 by 75 feet (933 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 64,717 aircraft operations, an average of 177 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 1% military. In December 2017, there were 142 aircraft based at this airport: 104 single-engine, 31 multi-engine, 6 jet and 1 helicopter.
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.)
Control Tower
The original tower at Wittman Field opened in 1963. In 2007, a new tower was built that is over twice the height of the old building. The original tower was demolished in April 2009.
Cargo operations
Freight Runners Express offers scheduled cargo service from the airport. They utilize their Beechcraft Model 99 aircraft type for Oshkosh cargo operations.
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.
Improvements
The airport will be implementing a two-phase project to improve drainage and rebuild Taxiway B. Work is expected to start after AirVenture 2016.
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External links
- "Wittman Regional Airport" (PDF). at Wisconsin Airport Directory
- "Wittman Regional Airport" (PDF). at Michigan Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of May 1992 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective December 7, 2017
- FAA Terminal Procedures for OSH, effective December 7, 2017
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KOSH
- ASN accident history for OSH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KOSH
- FAA current OSH delay information
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