Peter Gottlieb wrote:
Ok now we have several branches of this tree. Oh, well.

Question:

I will likely be in the "North 40" aircraft camping. If I arrive on
Wednesday, will there still be space? Or will I be turned away? I would
hate to fly there from New York and be turned away.

There will almost certainly be space. In the last few years I don't think the
plane camping area has ever filled. Some folks who have been going a for more
years than I have say that it used to fill up. Attendance is down the last few
years, and likely this year, too, so no worries about camping spots, I think.

See also Rick Durden's osh survival guide on the avweb site.

Last year there was an indicator on the airventure web site that was updated a
couple of times a day indicating how full the various areas were.

Arrive right after the air show, and there will be departures (who just vacated
camping spots) queued up ready to go. When they open the field for arrivals, be
orbiting Ripon so you're ready to arrive and suck up a spot.

Dave