Independence Municipal Airport (ICAO: KIIB, FAA LID: IIB) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Independence, a city in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States.[1] As per the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport.[2]

Independence Municipal Airport
IATA: none ICAO: KIIB FAA LID: IIB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Independence
Serves	Independence, Iowa
Elevation AMSL	979 ft / 298 m
Coordinates	42°27′25″N 091°56′52″W
Map
IIB Location of airport in Iowa/United States Show map of Iowa IIB IIB (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 5,500 1,676 Concrete
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 9,100 Based aircraft 24
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned IIB by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Independence Municipal Airport covers an area of 161 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 979 feet (298 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a concrete surface measuring 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending March 26, 2009, the airport had 9,100 aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day: 87% general aviation, 12% military and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 4% multi-engine and 17% ultralight.[1]

References

External links

• Independence Municipal (IIB) at Iowa DOT Airport Directory
• Aerial photo as of 19 May 1994 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for IIB, effective May 19, 2022

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for IIB
  • AirNav airport information for KIIB
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures