Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Wittman Regional Airport
General Aviation Terminal, built in 2021
Airport type Public Owner/Operator Winnebago County Serves Oshkosh, Wisconsin Passenger services ceased March 2003 (2003-03 ) Time zone CST (UTC−06:00 ) • Summer (DST ) CDT (UTC−05:00 ) Elevation AMSL 809 ft / 247 m Coordinates 43°59′04″N 088°33′25″W / 43.98444°N 88.55694°W / 43.98444; -88.55694 Website www.WittmanAirport.com FAA airport diagram
Direction
Length
Surface
ft
m
18(R)/36(L)a
8,002
2,439
Concrete
9/27
6,179
1,883
Concrete
5/23
3,424
1,044
Asphalt
13/31
3,061
933
Asphalt
18L/36R (temporary)b
6,300
1,920
Concrete
15/33 (temporary)b
1,200
366
Turf
Aircraft operations (2021) 80,102 Based aircraft (2024) 168
Sources: airport website,
[ 1] FAA ,
[ 2] and EAA
[ 3] [ 4] ^a Referred to as 18R/36L during EAA AirVenture
^b Active during EAA AirVenture
Wittman Regional Airport (IATA : OSH , ICAO : KOSH , FAA LID : OSH ) is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km ) south of the central business district of Oshkosh , a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin , United States.[ 2] A large portion at the south end of the airport is located in the town of Nekimi .[ 5] It is located adjacent to Pioneer Airport , part of the EAA Aviation Museum .
The airport was named after pioneer air racer, aircraft designer and builder Steve Wittman in 1972.[ 6] Originally named Winnebago County Airport , the name Steve Wittman Field [ 7] was proposed in 1968, and it is also known as Wittman Field .[ 8]
It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023–2027, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.[ 9]
^ Wittman Regional Airport , official website
^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for OSH PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
^ eaa.org: "Ultralight Runway"
^ EAA AirVenture Oshkosh NOTAM (2019)
^ "Town Of Nekimi Boundary Map" . Retrieved July 8, 2018 .
^ "The Wittman Airport Story" . Wittman Regional Airport. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2012 .
^ "Steve Wittman Field" . The Oshkosh Northwestern . November 9, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved March 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Jones, Meg (July 28, 1999). "Planes, fans of EAA fly-in descend on Oshkosh" . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2023 – via NewsBank .
^ "NPIAS Report 2023-2027 Appendix A" (PDF) . Federal Aviation Administration . October 6, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022 .