FACTS
AND FIGURES
Comment from EAA Chairman
Jack Pelton:
q “It was a tremendous week on many levels. We filled
Wittman Regional Airport with aircraft for the first time in several years,
with both aircraft camping and parking areas completely full at mid-week. The
cooperation and support of the airport’s east side community made possible the
historic first appearance of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds at Oshkosh, which
brought in many people to our event. Exhibitors reported outstanding business
throughout the week, with some selling out of product. We also had a tremendous
amount of aviation innovation brought to Oshkosh with new airplanes and
aviation technology, and our KidVenture youth area had a record attendance
year.”
Attendance: More than 500,000, with a total attendance increase of
five to six percent.
q Comment from Pelton: “Certainly the Thunderbirds’ first
performances at Oshkosh helped the attendance, as Saturday and Sunday (August
2-3) saw 20 percent attendance increases from similar days in 2013. There was
another factor, too – a renewed sense of optimism that was reflected in people
coming to Oshkosh to celebrate the world of flight. You could feel it among the
attendees, exhibitors and our 5,400 volunteers whose work made the event
possible.”
Total
aircraft: More
than 10,000 aircraft arriving at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh and other
airports in east-central Wisconsin.
Total
showplanes: 2,649 (308 more than in
2013) – including 997 homebuilt aircraft, 1,050 vintage airplanes, 303
warbirds, 122 ultralights and light-sport aircraft, 91 seaplanes, 40
rotorcraft, 38 aerobatic aircraft and 8 hot-air balloons.
Commercial
exhibitors: More than 790
International
visitors registered:
2,081 visitors registered from 69 nations, with Canada (505 visitors),
Australia (416), and Brazil (194) the top three nations. (NOTE: This total
includes only non-U.S. visitors registered at the International Visitors Tent,
so the actual international contingent is undoubtedly larger.)
Media:
917 media
representatives on-site, from five continents.
What’s
ahead for 2015 (July 20-26)? Comment
from Pelton:
q “We’re already planning for 2015, with more details
coming as soon as we finalize them. Legendary aircraft innovator Burt Rutan
indicated he would like to return to Oshkosh in 2015 to share some innovations
with the aviation community. We’re eager to bring the soon-to-be-restored B-29
“Doc” here for a public showing as part of the 70th anniversary of the end of
World War II. And, of course, there will be plenty of other highlights that you
can only see at Oshkosh.”
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