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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 by the Numbers
● Attendees:
601,000 representing 87 nations.
● Volunteers: 5,000
● Total Aircraft: More than 10,000 aircraft arrived at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh and other airports in east-central Wisconsin.
● Total Show Planes: 2,979: 1,160 homebuilt, 1,094 vintage, 377 warbirds, 185 ultralights and light-sport, 75 seaplanes, 22 rotorcraft, 52 aerobatic and 14 hot air balloons.
● Commercial Exhibitors: 867
● Forums, Workshops and Presentations: 1,500 sessions
attended by more than 75,000 people.
● Camping: More than 12,300 sites in aircraft and drive-in camping accounted for an estimated 40,000 visitors.
(Source: EAA)
environment with its own attributes: the congeniality, the cleanliness, how well organized it is, the 5,000 volunteers who show up every year to make sure it is a special place.”
He said preserving that culture is an honor.
“You’re walking in hallowed grounds among people who worked so hard to get it to where it is,” he said. “You respect that and at the same time, it still has enormous potential to grow and evolve as we go forward. That’s exhila- rating, it’s challenging and it’s a lot more fun than anything else I’ve done in my career.”
MeLinda Schnyder is a writer and editor based in Wichita, Kansas. She writes most often about aviation, business and travel. She worked 12 years in the corporate communica- tions departments for Beechcraft and Cessna Aircraft Company. MeLinda can be reached at mvschnyder@ gmail.com.
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