Independence State Airport Explained

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Independence State Airport
Nativename:Independence Airpark
Faa:7S5
Type:Public
Owner:Oregon Department of Aviation
City-Served:Independence, Oregon
Elevation-F:180
Elevation-M:55
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:3,002
R1-Length-M:915
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2019
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 10/22/2019)
Stat1-Data:33,658
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:164
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Independence State Airport 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.

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.

Airport information and statistics

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Independence State Airport covers an area of 69acres, which contains one runway designated 16/34 with a 3,002 x 60 ft (915 x 18 m) asphalt pavement.

For the 12-month period ending October 22, 2019, the airport had 33,658 aircraft operations, an average of 92 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. At that time there were 164 aircraft based at this airport: 155 single-engine, 4 multi-engine and 5 glider.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. , effective December 28, 2023
  2. News: Pilot injured after crash-landing at airport near Salem . 20 September 2018 . OregonLive.com . The Associated Press . September 20, 2018.