The attendance for 2012 EAA AirVenture was 508,000, with more than 10,000 aircraft arriving at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh and other airports in east-central Wisconsin. Showplane numbers total 2,489 including 978 homebuilt aircraft, 907 vintage airplanes, 336 warbirds, 105 ultralights, 97 seaplanes, 35 aerobatic aircraft and 31 rotorcraft.
“We are pleased that attendance has topped one-half million again. That is a tremendous total considering the intensely hot weather, storms, and struggles in the overall economy. The aviation community knows that Oshkosh is the place to be to find out what’s new, and actually buy new equipment, components, and aircraft." says EAA president/CEO Rod Hightower. “Expect bigger and better things for 2013 - certainly continuous improvements in what we call the visitor experience. Stay tuned for many announcements about the 2013 fly-in and the history-making surprises that can be found only at Oshkosh.”
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