Air Academy Reservations Open

EAA chapters wishing to reserve an Air Academy slot for 2026 may now do so via the online chapter reservation form found here.

Please fill out the EAA Air Academy chapter reservation form to secure a spot at next year’s Air Academy for your chapter’s youth candidate. Make sure to follow the reservation procedures explained on the form. Openings are filled on a first-come, first-served basis!

Young people ages 14-18 will be able to explore aviation through the EAA Air Academy in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Two camps will take place in 2026 — Explore Aviation and Navigating Horizons.

The Explore Aviation Camp will allow youths to dive into aviation activities and ignite their passion for flight through many hands-on projects, flight experiences, unique aviation sessions, and more!

The Navigating Horizons Camp offers a unique and immersive summer experience for aspiring aviators who are eager to explore the diverse career opportunities within the aviation industry. This will include tours of aviation specific job sites such as ATC towers and maintenance hangars, career workshops, college visits, and more!

If your chapter has Young Eagles Credits available, then you can use these credits to help send a young person to Air Academy. On the chapters reservation form, you can choose to pay the $200 reservation deposit with Young Eagles Credits. After your reservation has been secured, the Air Academy staff will contact your chapter and ask how many of your remaining YE Credits you want to use for your youth attendee. These credits can cover up to 100 percent of an attendee’s tuition, and they can also cover the transportation costs of sending a youth to the academy. To check how many credits your chapter has available, go to EAA.org/YECredits.