Pioneer Airport

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.

Pioneer Airport
An overview of the airport during Ultralight day
Airport during the winter
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerExperimental Aircraft Association
ServesOshkosh, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL826 ft / 252 m
Coordinates43°59′05″N 088°34′34″W
Map
WS17
Location of airport in Wisconsin, United States
WS17
WS17 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 1,988 606 Turf
Statistics (2020)
Based aircraft23

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
Main article: EAA Aviation 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
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for WS17 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective January 2, 2020.
  2. "Pioneer Airport". eaa.org. EAA. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  3. "Aircraft Collection". eaa.org. EAA. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  4. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh NOTAM (2019)


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