Brennand Airport, is a privately owned public use
airport
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located southwest of the
central business district
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of
Neenah, a city in
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Winnebago County is a county (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 171,730. Its county seat is Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Oshkosh. It was named for the historic Ho- ...
, United States about halfway between
Appleton and
Oshkosh.
The airport is home to
EAA Chapter 41.
Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter
location identifier for the FAA and
International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned 79C by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Brennand Airport covers an area of at an
elevation
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of 850 feet (259 m) above
mean sea level
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. It has one asphalt
runway
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: 18/36 is 2,450 by 20 feet (747 x 6 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 27, 2023, the airport had 14,550 aircraft operations, an average of 40 per day; greater than 99%
general aviation
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and less than 1%
air taxi
An air taxi is a small commercial aircraft that makes short flights on demand.
History
The concept of air taxis existed as early as the 1910s. This concept goes back as early as 1917 with Glenn Curtiss’ prototype, the auto-plane. Furthermor ...
.
In July 2024, there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 30 single-engine and 1
helicopter
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.
See also
*
List of airports in Wisconsin
References
External links
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{{Fox Cities, Wisconsin
Airports in Wisconsin
1967 establishments in Wisconsin
Buildings and structures in Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Winnebago County, Wisconsin