Independence State Airport

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
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

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 on 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 Master Record for 7S5 (Form 5010 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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