Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 180 ft / 55 m 2,935 895 Elevation 55 m | Serves Independence, Oregon 16/34 2,935 895 Asphalt | |
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Owner Oregon Department of Aviation | ||
Independence State Airport (FAA LID: 7S5) is a public-use airport located one mile (1.6 km) northwest of the central business district of Independence, a city in Polk County, Oregon, United States. It is owned by the Oregon Department of Aviation.
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Serving as a general aviation airport, Independence also hosts a large residential airpark. This facility is Oregon's only Public Use airport hosting an airpark.
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Facilities and aircraft
Independence State Airport covers an area of 83 acres (34 ha) which contains one runway designated 16/34 with a 2,935 x 60 ft (895 x 18 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending October 18, 1999, the airport had 31,658 aircraft operations, an average of 86 per day: 96% general aviation and 4% air taxi. At that time there were 142 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine, 2% multi-engine and 4% ultralight. The Starduster Cafe on the airport serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.