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 acres (28 ha), 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.[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]