Join the Runway 18R or 18L right base at
1800' MSL inside
the gravel pit located ½ nm north/northwest of the airport.
As you turn final for either Runway 18R
or 18L, make sure that you DO NOT BEGIN DESCENT OUT OF 1,500’ MSL UNTIL YOU
HAVE CROSSED RUNWAY 27. There will
be aircraft landing and departing below you!
The controller may instruct you to “land
on the Blue Dot or Pink Dot”, “land long” or “land abeam the control tower”.
The Blue Dot is located just south of the
relocated threshold of Runway 18R, just abeam of the control tower.
Remaining runway length from this point is 6,300’. The Pink Dot is
further down the runway, just north of Taxiway P3. Remaining runway
length from the Pink Dot is 4800'.
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If you're instructed to land on Runway
18L - note this temporary runway is 6,300' ft long but only 50' wide.
(It is normally a taxiway during non-AirVenture times.)
Change of Plans
Be prepared! The control instructions may change from what you were
initially told, for instance you may have been instructed to "land
on the Blue Dot". This would have been issued if there were another
aircraft ahead of you landing on the Pink Dot, however by the time you
reach the runway...
The other aircraft has exited the runway,
therefore the controller may now instruct you to "land on the Pink
Dot" which will allow for another aircraft to land behind you
(either on the Blue Dot or at the relocated threshold) and still provide
for allowable runway separation.
These "last minute" adjustments
will probably occur no matter which runway you land on - either Runway
18R or 18L.
Stay alert for traffic ahead of you and
make sure you know which runway you are assigned. It's easy to think
that Taxiway P (to the right of Runway 18R) is actually a runway - it is
not! Remember Runway 18R has a relocated threshold marked in orange with
a Blue Dot and a Pink Dot further down the runway.
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See
the “Exiting Runways” section
for details on what is to be expected
of you once you have landed.
Understanding Air Traffic Control at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
The following
routes have been developed for AirVenture to enable pilots to more easily
navigate from Fisk to their assigned landing runway. The advertised active
arrival runway(s) will be included on the NEW
AirVenture arrival ATIS on frequency 118.75.
ATC
Home | Runway
9 | Runway 27 |
Runway 18R only | Runway
18R / 18L | Runway 36L / 36R
VFR ARRIVAL RUNWAY PATHS -
RUNWAY 18R
only
via East/West road
After reaching Fisk, if the
controller there instructs you to continue for landing on Runway 18R
with a left base leg entry, turn right at the town of Fisk and follow
(directly over) the east/west road (Fisk Ave) leading east towards the
lake.
Listen carefully for YOUR instructions
and after passing Fisk, ensure that you "monitor" OSH Tower on
frequency 126.6.
You may notice a
tall microwave tower to the east/southeast of Fisk. The road you are to
follow is ½ mile north of that tower. Keep the tower off the right
wing.
Beyond the microwave tower, while still
following Fisk Avenue, you will see a busy interchange. Aim for that
interchange.
Unless otherwise directed, if you are at
2,300’ MSL, once you pass Fisk begin your descent to 1,800 MSL’. Then
maintain 1,800’ MSL until established on the left downwind to
Runway 18R. If you are at 1,800’ MSL, maintain your altitude until
established on the left downwind for Runway 18R. This is very
important as aircraft will be departing Runway 18R southbound climbing to
1,300’ MSL.
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After crossing the extended centerline
for Runway 18L / 36R, turn left and enter the left downwind leg inside the
Lake Winnebago shoreline following County Road “I” (Oregon Street)
to the north. Prepare for landing on
Runway 18R.
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Once established on the Runway
18R left downwind leg, begin your descent out of 1,800’ MSL. PLAN AHEAD and
begin a left turn so that you are established on the left base leg abeam
the control tower or the Blue Dot.
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IT IS VERY IMPORTANT to be
established on base leg toward the control tower. This will ensure that
you do not conflict with aircraft arriving/departing Runway 9/27.
During AirVenture, Runway 18R has a
relocated threshold that is identified with Day-Glo orange runway
markings and end identification lights (REILS). Make sure that you land
south of this relocated threshold.
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Note the Blue Dot, which is
located just south of the relocated threshold. Remaining runway length
is 6300' from this point. There is also a Pink Dot, which is south of
the Blue Dot with 4800' of runway length remaining.
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Remember - NEVER PASS THE
APPROACH END of Runway 18R while on downwind. Your base turn must be
initiated so that you are firmly established on the left base leg -
directly abeam the control tower or Blue Dot. Consider the winds
prior to beginning the base turn.
Pilots should use extra caution
to maintain a safe airspeed and avoid low turns on landing approach.
See the “Exiting
Runways” section
for
details on what is to be expected of you once you have landed.
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