Independence State Airport

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


Independence State Airport covers an area of 69 acre, 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.