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.[1]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Oregon Department of Aviation | ||||||||||
Serves | Independence, Oregon | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 180 ft / 55 m | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
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.
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.[1]
The Starduster Cafe at the airport serves breakfast and brunch.
On September 19, 2018, a Rutan Long-EZ crashed while landing after the front landing gear collapsed, injuring the pilot.[2]
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