2020 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Canceled Due To Coronavirus

OSHKOSH, WI — The continuing coronavirus public health emergency has forced organizers of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, billed as the world’s largest fly-in convention, to cancel this year’s event in Oshkosh.

The 68th-annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention was scheduled to be held on July 20-26, 2020.

“The current status in Wisconsin is that it is still under a stay at home order until May 26, which completely eliminates our ability to start grounds preparation May 1," Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO and Chairman of the Board said in a statement. "The reopening of the state also has no specific dates, creating uncertainty about mass gatherings in July."

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Organizers said presold AirVenture 2020 admissions and camping reservations can be rolled over to the 2021 event or are eligible for refund.

“There is no way to describe the disappointment I feel for everyone who sees AirVenture as aviation’s family reunion each year," Pelton said. "You can be assured that EAA is already eagerly looking forward to gathering along the AirVenture flightline on July 26 through August 1 in 2021.”

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