EAA AirVenture Oshkosh NOTAM Now Available

Notice to Airmen is required reading for pilots who fly into the annual summer aviation bash.

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Multiple aircraft at EAA AirVenture in 2025 at Oshkosh, Wisconsin [Shutterstock | Thierry Weber]

Are you planning to fly your own aircraft to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year? The NOTAM is out, and the FAA has made a few changes to the 2025 version. The Notice to Airmen covers arrival and departure procedures for the 72nd fly-in on July 21-27 at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

“The most essential information for any pilot flying to Oshkosh involves reading and thoroughly understanding the 2025 AirVenture [NOTAM] to ensure safe operations on arrival and departure,” said Sean Elliott, EAA’s vice president of advocacy and safety. “We urge all pilots to adequately prepare prior to their trip to Oshkosh and consider such things as our AirVenture arrival flight review so they have the proficiency and confidence to fly safely.”

According to the EAA, the changes were made based on pilot feedback and the FAA’s review of arrival procedure recommendations.

What you need to know:

  • Maintaining 90 knots until entering downwind at Oshkosh
  • New depiction of gravel pit/beginning descent over gravel pit (any portion) when arriving to Runway 27
  • Addition of a QR code on the NOTAM cover that directs to the EAA “Flying In” web page
  • References to mass arrival schedule, transient helicopter operations, and the EAA Seaplane Base

Air traffic control (ATC) will once again have the option to assign transition points approaching Oshkosh from the west to east to ease holding and congestion. These points are Endeavor Bridge, Puckaway Lake, and Green Lake. They will be announced on the arrival ATIS when ATC activates them, which will be at times of highest traffic.

To help pilots better understand the changes, EAA is hosting a webinar on June 18 at 7 p.m. CDT that will cover flying to AirVenture 2025 and include the changes in this year’s NOTAM.

The NOTAM can be downloaded at EAA.org/NOTAM, or you can order a free printed copy via the website or by calling EAA Membership Services at 800-564-6322.

This year’s NOTAM is 32-pages long and includes details that pilots should be familiar with before starting their engine. Yet every year there are usually many  pilots who ask ATC to “read the NOTAM to them” as they approach the airspace.

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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