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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]

Independence State Airport Independence Airpark
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 7S5
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Oregon Department of Aviation
Serves	Independence, Oregon
Elevation AMSL	180 ft / 55 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 2,935 895 Asphalt
Statistics (1999)
Aircraft operations 31,658 Based aircraft 142
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.

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.[1]

The Starduster Cafe at the airport serves breakfast and brunch.

Incidents

On September 19, 2018, a Rutan Long-EZ crashed while landing after the front landing gear collapsed, injuring the pilot.[2]

References

External links

• Independence State Airport Support Group
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 7S5
  • AirNav airport information for 7S5
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 7S5

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