Independence State Airport

44°52′01″N 123°11′54″W

Independence State Airport

Independence Airpark
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerOregon Department of Aviation
ServesIndependence, Oregon
Elevation AMSL180 ft / 55 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 2,935 895 Asphalt
Statistics (1999)
Aircraft operations31,658
Based aircraft142

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]

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

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
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 7S5 PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  2. "Pilot injured after crash-landing at airport near Salem". OregonLive.com. The Associated Press. September 20, 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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