Pioneer Airport
Pioneer Airport is a privately owned airport located two nautical miles (4 km) south of the central business district of Oshkosh, a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. The airport is located on the northwest edge of Wittman Regional Airport, with which it co-hosts the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow. Facilities and aircraft. Pioneer Airport covers an area of 15 acres (6 ha) at an elevation of 826 feet (252 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 13/31 is 1,988 by 130 feet (606 x 40 m) with a turf surface. The airport is built  to look like a 1930's period airfield. In January 2020, there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 20 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 2 gliders. On the north end, there are 7 exhibit hangars, the Fergus Chapel, and the Air Academy Lodge. On the south end is the museum/EAA Headquarters. EAA Museum. The airport is part of the EAA Aviation Museum. In the hangars are some of the oldest aircraft the museum has, including "Golden Age" (1920s/1930s) biplanes and vintage monoplanes such as Swallow and WACO biplanes, Travel Air, Curtiss Robin, Fairchild FC-2, Stinson Aircraft, Spartan  C-3, Great Lakes 2T-1A acrobat, Aeronca K, Monocoupe, Howard DGA, Heath Parasol, Pietenpol Air Camper, and many others, most in special vintage-style hangars. AirVenture. Despite the fact that airport co-hosts EAA AirVenture Oshkosh along with Wittman Regional Airport, the airport's runway is closed during the event. Instead, the airport holds kids activities and hosts only arrival and departures of helicopters during AirVenture. It also has been where some blimps were shown during the event.