Pioneer Airport
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Owner | Experimental Aircraft Association | ||||||||||
Serves | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 826 ft / 252 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°59′05″N 088°34′34″W / 43.98472°N 88.57611°W | ||||||||||
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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.
Facilities and aircraft
Pioneer 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 January 2020, 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.
EAA Museum
The 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.[3]
AirVenture
Despite the fact that airport co-hosts EAA AirVenture Oshkosh along with Wittman Regional Airport, the airport's runway is closed during the event.[4] Instead, the airport holds kids activities and hosts only arrival and departures of helicopters during AirVenture.[4] It also has been where some blimps were shown during the event.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for WS17 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Pioneer Airport". eaa.org. EAA. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Aircraft Collection". eaa.org. EAA. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ a b EAA AirVenture Oshkosh NOTAM (2019)
External links
- Airport page at EAA website
- FAA Terminal Procedures for WS17, effective September 5, 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