FBOs
FBO Profile: Appleton Flight Center in Wisconsin
The airport is the main reliever for EAA’s AirVenture
Interior of Appleton Flight Center at KAFW
Appleton Flight Center, the county-run FBO at Wisconsin’s Appleton International Airport, offers a 5,000-sq-ft, two-story terminal, one of the first net-zero LEED-certified general aviation terminals in the country.

For the U.S. aviation community, July means Oshkosh, otherwise known as EAA’s AirVenture, the world’s largest aviation gathering, held annually at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Wisconsin. However, for the Appleton Flight Center, the county-owned FBO 25 miles away at Appleton International Airport (KATW), Oshkosh means booming business.

“It’s a big deal for us as we get as much revenue in that one week as we would for an entire month,” said Scott Volberding, KATW’s assistant airport director. “We will get traffic starting to arrive in that July 18 timeframe, and they will be with us until that July 28 timeframe. Over that week, we’ll see 700 aircraft in and out. It’s a big deal!”

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