EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION AIRVENTURE 2023 BY THE NUMBERS

By all accounts EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh set new records. The official attendance announcement from EAA on 1 August states that approximately 677,000 people attended eclipsing last year's tally of 650,000. According to EAA CEO and president Jack Pelton, "We had record-setting totals of campers, exhibitors, volunteers and more. It was also a challenging year at times with weather, logistics and other factors, which makes me even more proud of the efforts by our volunteers and staff to organise an outstanding event."

Pelton added, "There was so much going on during the week that encompassed the entire world of flight, from the presence of the US Air Force Training Command and NASA to magnificent aircraft restorations and exciting new flying technology.

Oshkosh was again the place that brought the aviation world together." By the numbers: More than 10,000 aircraft arrived at Wittman Regional Airport and other nearby reliever airports. The FAA logged 21,883 aircraft operations in the 11-day period from 2-0 July to 30 July, which works out to an average 148 take-off /landings per hour when the airport is open. A total of 3,365 show planes were on display, including: 1,497 registered in the vintage aircraft parking area (a record), 1,067 homebuilt aircraft, 380 warbirds (a modest increase of three percent over last year's attendance), 194 ultralights, 134 seaplanes and amphibians, 52 aerobatic aircraft and 41 rotorcraft.