OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – A new UW-Oshkosh study sheds light on the economic impact of a popular summer event.
It claims EAA AirVenture has an annual impact of $170,000,000.
Direct spending in a five-county region – Winnebago, Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, and Outagamie- totaled $121,000,000, with another $50,000,000 spent at area businesses.
The UW-Oshkosh Business Success Center surveyed hundreds of visitors and exhibitors on their spending patterns during the week-long, late July event.
In 2017, 590,000 people from a total of 80 countries attended AirVenture.
Next year’s EAA AirVenture is scheduled for July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.
