Pioneer Airport
Pioneer Airport is a privately owned airport located two nautical miles 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 at an elevation of 826 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway: 13/31 is 1,988 by 130 feet with a turf surface. The airport is built to look like a 1930's period airfield.In August 2024, 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. A flight service station relocated from Lone Rock, Wisconsin, is also sited at the airport.
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" 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.