July 24-30, 2017

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Attendance:

Approximately 563,000, an increase of nearly one percent over 2015.
Comment from Pelton: “Our attendance was particularly outstanding since we had some weather challenges mid-week compared to seven perfect days in 2015. Our grounds crew and our volunteers, who number more than 5,000, did a superb job keeping the site ready for visitors and campers who arrived by ground or by air.”

Total aircraft:

More than 10,000 aircraft arrived at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh and other airports in east-central Wisconsin.

Total showplanes:

2,855 (up 7 percent over 2015): 1,124 home built aircraft (up 11 percent), 1,032 vintage airplanes (up 7 percent), 371 warbirds (up 6 percent), 135 ultralights and light-sport aircraft, 101 seaplanes, 31 rotorcraft, 41 aerobatic aircraft, and 20 non-categorized aircraft.

Commercial exhibitors:

The final total of 891, a 10 percent increase over EAA AirVenture 2015.

Forums and Workshops:

A total of 1,050 sessions attended by more than 75,000 people.

Social Media, the Internet, and Mobile:

More than 35 million people were reached by EAA’s social media channels during AirVenture; EAA AirVenture app had 1.6 million screen views; EAA video clips during the event were viewed more than 1 million times, and EAA’s 1,100 photo uploads were viewed more than 7.4 million times.

What’s ahead for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 (July 24-30, 2017)?

Comment from Pelton: “The planning for EAA’s 65th annual fly-in convention begins now. There are people already coming forward with ideas that we’ll consider in the coming weeks. Next year, for instance, is the 80th anniversary of the iconic Piper Cub airplane and the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. We also want to continue to be the place where new aviation technology and innovations are unveiled to the world. Our evening lineups continue to provide attendees with additional reasons to stay throughout the night, and 2017 will be no different as we’ll kick off the week on Monday, July 24, with an evening concert by the Grammy-nominated alt-rock band Barenaked Ladies, presented by Ford Motor Company. Although the lineup of features, attractions and anniversaries are still developing, it will be a collection of aircraft and people unmatched anywhere in the world.