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Independence Airport (FAA LID: 2O7) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) north of Independence, serving Inyo County, California, United States. It has two runways and is mostly used for general aviation. The airport is a base for the Bureau of Land Management when fighting wildfires in the Eastern Sierra.[1]
Facilities
Independence Airport has two runways:
- Runway 14/32: 3,722 x 60 ft (1,134 x 18 m), surface: asphalt
- Runway 05/23: 1,610 x 30 ft (491 x 9 m), surface: dirt
History
During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces as an auxiliary training airfield for the flying school at Lone Pine Airport, California.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ Licari, Katie (June 4, 2024). "Revealed: These rural California airports need critical repairs. Los Angeles stands in their way". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010) Archived 2007-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, also available as a printable form[permanent dead link] (PDF)
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 2O7
- AirNav airport information for 2O7
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 2O7
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