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2023 EAA AirVenture NOTAM Released

Pilots flying to the annual airshow this summer must be ready to read, study, and obey.

The proper items and equipment can make your first flight to AirVenture a fun one. [Photo: Shutterstock]
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Key Takeaways:

  • The 32-page NOTAM (notice to air missions) for EAA AirVenture at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) has been released and is essential reading for all attending pilots.
  • Pilots must prepare for KOSH becoming the world's busiest control tower, requiring strict adherence to unique procedures like landing on colored dots, minimal radio communication, and potential holding patterns.
  • The NOTAM details critical information including preflight planning (diversion airports like Fond du Lac), specific arrival and departure procedures (e.g., Fisk arrival, large formation arrivals), parking guidance, and VFR traffic transition diagrams.
  • Special procedures apply to different aircraft types (warbirds, ultralights, helicopters, seaplanes), and pilots should note changes for this year, such as a shifted ultralight area and specific runway exit details.
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If you are planning to fly yourself to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) AirVenture this year, you better start reading. The notice to air missions (NOTAM) that provides guidance for arrivals and departures to Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has been released.

During the annual convention, the control tower at KOSH becomes the busiest in the world. Pilots are instructed to land their aircraft on particular colored dots, and radio traffic is kept to a minimum because there are so many aircraft on approach. On average, an airplane lands every 17 seconds on the north-south runways. The east-west runway, which serves the warbird ramp, is also busy, as is the smaller ultralight and vintage area on the south end of the airport.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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