Pioneer Airport
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Hangars at the airport
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Airport during the winter
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner | Experimental Aircraft Association | ||||||||||
| Serves | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 826 ft / 252 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°59′21″N 088°34′43″W / 43.98917°N 88.57861°WCoordinates: 43°59′21″N 088°34′43″W / 43.98917°N 88.57861°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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| Based aircraft (2017) | 23 |
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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. The airport is located on the northwest edge of Wittman Regional Airport.
The airport is built to look like a 1930s period airfield.
The airport also co-hosts EAA AirVenture along with Wittman Airport, the airport holds the kids activities and helicopters during this time. It also has been where some blimps were shown during the event.
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 an turf surface.
In April 2017, there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 20 single-engine, 1 multi-engine and 2 gliders.
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.
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.
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