Pioneer Airport (FAA LID: WS17) is a privately owned airport located two nautical miles (4 km) south of the central business district of Oshkosh, a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The airport is located on the northwest edge of Wittman Regional Airport, with which it co-hosts the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow.
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 An overview of the airport during Ultralight day | |||||||||||
 Airport during the winter | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner | Experimental Aircraft Association | ||||||||||
| Serves | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 826 ft / 252 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°59′22″N 088°34′42″W / 43.98944°N 88.57833°W | ||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft
editPioneer Airport covers an area of 15 acres (6 ha) at an elevation of 826 feet (252 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 13/31 is 1,988 by 130 feet (606 x 40 m) with a turf surface.[1] The airport is built to look like a 1930's period airfield.[2]
In August 2024, there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 20 single-engine, 1 multi-engine and 2 gliders.[1]
On the north end, there are 7 exhibit hangars, the Fergus Chapel and the Air Academy Lodge. On the south end is the museum/EAA Headquarters.[citation needed] A flight service station relocated from Lone Rock, Wisconsin is also sited at the airport.[3]
EAA Museum
editThe airport is part of the EAA Aviation Museum. In the hangars are some of the oldest aircraft the museum has, including "Golden Age" (1920s/1930s) biplanes and vintage monoplanes such as Swallow and WACO biplanes, Travel Air, Curtiss Robin, Fairchild FC-2, Stinson Aircraft, Spartan C-3, Great Lakes 2T-1A acrobat, Aeronca K, Monocoupe, Howard DGA, Heath Parasol, Pietenpol Air Camper, and many others, most in special vintage-style hangars.[4]
AirVenture
editDespite the fact that the airport co-hosts EAA AirVenture Oshkosh along with Wittman Regional Airport, the airport's runway is closed during the event.[5] Instead, the airport holds kids activities and hosts only arrival and departures of helicopters during AirVenture.[5] It also has been where some blimps were shown during the event.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for WS17 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Pioneer Airport". eaa.org. EAA. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Mauston Aeronautical Light Station, 1920's". Air Traffic Control History. November 8, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "Aircraft Collection". eaa.org. EAA. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ a b EAA AirVenture Oshkosh NOTAM (2019)
External links
edit- Airport page at EAA website
- FAA Terminal Procedures for WS17, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for WS17
- AirNav airport information for WS17
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for WS17