Airline Discounts
EAA will announce any airline discounts offers for 2012 as they are finalized.
Commercial Airports
AirVenture
NOTAM
NOTAM for AirVenture 2012 will be available around May 1, 2012
The free 32-page booklet is an absolute must if you're flying
an aircraft to Oshkosh. It outlines all arrival/departure
procedures, radio frequencies, Wittman Regional Airport details, and much
more. Although many of the procedures are similar to previous years,
there are updates in nearly every area to enhance safety, efficiency, and
convenience for the thousands of airplanes expected at the World's
Greatest Aviation Celebration. The EAA AirVenture NOTAM is required
reading and should be part of a pilot's preflight preparation. NOTE: The new phone number for the Air Traffic Control System Command Center, Airport Reservation Office is 540-422-4246. Call this number if you experience difficulty completing a slot reservation.
NWS Oshkosh Aviation Weather
Radar Support
The National Weather Service (NWS) has designed a website to
provide pilots and air traffic controllers with
current and forecast weather information in and around Oshkosh and
AirVenture Oshkosh. The web page displays the terminal forecast
for KOSH, a time series of surface wind, and probability of
thunderstorms in hourly increments at Ripon, Fisk and Oshkosh,
superimposed with the latest radar imagery. Further information may be
obtained at the NWS booth located in the Federal Pavilion. Feel free to
offer suggestions and/or feedback to
the NWS.
Special
Offers for Pilots
It’s nice to feel wanted, and those flying to and from AirVenture are
certainly that. We will have a list of facilities that
are providing special offers
to traveling EAAers on their flights to Oshkosh. If you'd like your FBO
or facility listed, please email the
information to communications@eaa.org.
Learn more
AirVenture Flight Arrival
Procedures - Understanding Air Traffic
Control at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
An online guide created by veteran
Oshkosh Air Traffic Controllers to give you - the
pilot - a better understanding of the Air Traffic Control procedures in
use at AirVenture. Learn more
Provide your feedback to ATC!
Your
comments and suggestions will assist in improving the quality of
services at future AirVenture events.
Ultralight
Arrival Procedures
An online and printable guide for ultralight/homebuilt
rotorcraft flight arrival procedures. Learn
more
EAA Seaplane Base The AirVenture Seaplane Base (identifier 96WI) is located
on the west shore of Lake Winnebago 5 miles southeast of Oshkosh - Wittman
Regional Airport (OSH). Seaplane arrivals should avoid nearby Class C and D
airspace and should NOT use the Fisk VFR arrival route. Approaches and
departures should be to the east over Lake Winnebago. Contact the Seaplane
Base (123.3 or 920-230-7829) for water condition information and current
Seaplane Base information. Additional information and procedures are listed
on the Seaplane Base website.
CAUTION: When runway 36L departure procedures are in effect during AirVenture, aircraft departing Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) on runway 36L will fly just west of the Seaplane Base at or below 1,300' MSL.
Aircraft Parking
Status
The aircraft parking
information and field conditions can be accessed on
our Aircraft
Parking Status page
Aircraft Judging Manual
The EAA Official Judging Standards is compiled by the EAA Judging
Standards Committee. The EAA Official Judging Standards is the basis of
judging at AirVenture and other major fly-ins and provides judges and
the exhibitor/competitors in each class the rules and criteria, which
are used in evaluating the aircraft. View
or download the judging manual
Safe Ground Operations for
Conventional Gear (Tail Wheel) Aircraft
All pilots feel a need to be vigilant
regarding safety issues. They carefully inspect their aircraft during
pre-flight, run up the engine(s), check the weather. They ask themselves,
“Am I physically and mentally ready to fly today?” Simply stated,
pilots make many critical, safety-based decisions before the wheels start
to roll. Learn more
Departure Briefing
All pilots departing on Runway 18/36 before the daily air show should
have a departure briefing, available on ATIS (128.75), in the EAA
AirVenture NOTAM, or in the Departure Briefing shack located east
of the control tower starting at 7 a.m., at the tent in South Aircraft
Parking (Row 113), or from the roving briefer circulation through the
South aircraft parking in a vehicle with a Departure Briefing sign.
International Visitors
All pilots flying into (and out of) the U.S. to attend AirVenture Oshkosh must provide their aircraft and passenger information to the U.S. Customs forms via the electronic Advanced Passenger Information System (eAPIS) at least 60 minutes prior to their last non-U.S. airport departure.
There is an additional Transportation Security Administration (TSA) border crossing notification requirement for all border crossing pilots who cannot comply with NOTAM 9/2788. For general aviation pilots flying aircraft that weigh less than 100,309 pounds that generally means if your aircraft does not have a transponder or a radio you must submit a request for a TSA International Waiver at least 5 days prior to your flight.
Reminder From U.S., Canada Border Agencies
Canadian pilots flying Canadian registered amateur-built aircraft or advanced ultralight aircraft need a FAA Special Flight Authorization (SFA) to fly in the U.S. Follow the instructions on this FAA web site, then print the SFA form and keep it in your aircraft while flying in the U.S.
Canadian pilots flying any other Canadian registered experimental aircraft (Warbird, etc.) must contact the Milwaukee Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) at 414-486-2920 (fax: 414-486-2921) to obtain your SFA.
Questions? Call EAA Information Services at 920-426-4821 or e-mail: infoserve@eaa.org
International pilots filling out the electronic CBP Private Aircraft APIS forms or the electronic TSA International Waiver forms may use either the address for Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) or EAA as your AirVenture destination address if your aircraft will be parked at Wittman during the event:
- Wittman Regional Airport, 525 W. 20th Ave., Oshkosh, WI 54902 (Phone: 920-236-4930)
- EAA, 3000 Poberezny Road, Oshkosh, WI 54902 (Phone: 920-426-6540)
When departing Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) and headed out of the country, this is how you should enter your departure information because the Wittman airport is not a designated CBP port of entry/departure:
- For this flight, the CBP airport closest to the point of departure is Austin Straubel International Airport (KGRB) in Green Bay, Wisconsin. For this manifest, the CBP airport of departure ("Airport") should be entered as KGRB. Because the actual city of departure ("City") is Oshkosh, the “"Actual Departure Location Description" should be entered as KOSH.
Clearing U.S. Customs
Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh,
WI, is not an airport of entry for clearing U.S. Customs - you can not
clear customs at Oshkosh - U.S. Customs will not be providing any
services at Oshkosh before, during or after AirVenture. To find a
aviation port of entry call U.S. Customs at 920-496-0606 or visit their web
site. This information may also be obtained by asking a FAA Flight
Service Station by calling 1-800-WX-Brief.
EAA Flight Planner
Graphic TFR Notams
When flying in the U.S. EAA strongly encourages you to check Notams for
current temporary flight restrictions (TFR's) that may affect your route
of flight. There are two methods available to do this:
- EAA
Flight Planner - plots your desired route of flight and shows
any TFR's that may affect the flight. The TFR display on this site
allows you to show the TFR on many different types of aviation maps,
including a VFR section.
- FAA
Graphic NOTAM web page - using the links for each posted TFR,
this site allows you to read the exact NOTAM and also provides a
link to a graphic display of the TFR area. The graphic display does
not allow you the option to select different types of aviation maps
to display the TFR on.
Fuel Service at Oshkosh
Basler Flight Service will
have fuel trucks on the field from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. We will have two fuel information booths - one located across from
North Forty Registration, and the other just south of the Vintage Grill,
next to Showplane/Camper Registration in the Vintage parking area. Hard surface parking is available on the Basler Ramp at the north
end of the field right off of Taxiway A. Pre-registration for parking
and fuel is available. For more information, visit Basler's website
or call 920-236-7827. Unicom 122.95.
Orion Flight Services, Inc. has hard surface parking available on the Orion Ramp daily located on the North Ramp Main Terminal Area at the end of taxiway A. Look for the Orion Flight Services FBO Office located to the east of the large Orion Hangar and the Airport Main Terminal. Shell Aviation Fuel and Full FBO Services will be available for Orion Ramp Customers. Pre-registration for hard surface ramp parking and fuel is available. Call 920-424-8090 or visit Orion's website, Arinc 130.52
Tying Down Your Airplane
Tiedowns are required at EAA AirVenture for the safety of all planes and
visitors. Learn
more about how to effectively tie down your airplane.
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