Oshkosh Air Convention. Add it to Your Bucket List.

The History of Oshkosh

Since 1953 the town of Oshkosh, Wisconsin has been home to the Oshkosh Airshow at the Wittman Regional Airport. It’s an annual week long air convention that host around 600,000 people and 10,000+ planes. Showcasing every type of plane you can think of from old warbirds, to the newest and most innovative planes to date. During the week long convention, There are countless Venders, workshops, daily air shows, and events that make it one heck of a weekend. The large number of aircraft arrivals and departures during the fly-in week makes the Wittman Field FAA control tower the busiest in the world for that week in number of movements. To accommodate the huge flow of aircraft around the airport and the nearby airspace, a special NOTAM is published each year, choreographing the normal and emergency procedures to follow. More than 4,000 volunteers contribute approximately 250,000 hours before, during and after the event.

What to do, what to do

Want to take a ride in a B-17 flying fortress? Wanna see daily and nightly Airshows with the best pilots our country has to offer? The list of attractions and events the convention puts on is pretty immense. Depending on your level of aircraft interest and skill level, you can do just about anything your heart desires. Attend a workshop on flying during the day and see a nightly concert in the evening. Because the convention has grown to such a massive scale and consist of the largest accumulation of wealth in the country, many companies such as Boeing and Ford unveil new prototypes and have incredible exhibits. If you have the means, we recommend you fly your plane to the airport and campout under the moon and stars next your plane for the week.

Summary

If you have any interest in aviation and/or flight, this is a must attend event for you. Most people who attend Oshkosh Airshow for the first time, go back every single year because of the massive scale of planes and event to see. The event is almost always held during the last week of July in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. There has been some talk or relocating the convention to accommodate the insane number of visitors but for now it’s held at the Wittman Regional Airport. Wheels up, y’all!