Oshkosh 2025 breaks attendance records

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 has set a new all-time attendance record, welcoming an estimated 704,000 people — comfortably beating last year’s total of 686,000.

EAA CEO and Chairman Jack Pelton credited the achievement to the 6,000-strong team of volunteers, staff, and partners. “We found ourselves revising our initial attendance estimate upward once all the final weekend’s numbers were in, including from a tremendous day on Saturday, July 26,” said Pelton. “This year’s success is a credit to everyone involved as they continue to raise the bar on what’s possible as we bring the aviation world to Oshkosh.”

Oshkosh in numbers

• Over 10,000 aircraft arrived across the region, with 16,246 aircraft operations logged at Wittman Regional Airport alone during the event window — averaging around 108 movements per hour while the airport was active.
• Show aircraft on site:
  • 995 vintage aircraft
  • 910 homebuilts
  • 361 warbirds
  • 101 ultralights and light sport aircraft
  • 75 aerobatic types
  • 74 seaplanes/amphibs
  • 18 rotorcraft
  • 9 balloons
• Camping: Over 15,000 sites in aircraft and drive-in areas housed more than 40,000 people.
• Volunteers: Around 6,000 volunteers donated nearly 300,000 hours to make the event happen.
• Commercial exhibitors: A record-setting 962 exhibitors filled the site, showcasing everything from aircraft and avionics to flight schools and the latest tech.

From warbirds and water bombers to electric prototypes and experimental kitplanes, AirVenture 2025 once again confirmed its status as the world’s biggest aviation gathering — and this year, its busiest ever.