Independence Airport

For other airports with the same name, see Independence Airport (disambiguation).

Independence Airport Independence Air Force Auxiliary Field
2006 USGS airphoto
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 2O7
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Independence, California
Elevation AMSL	3,900 ft / 1,189 m
Coordinates	36°48′49.756″N 118°12′18.34″W
Map
2O7 Location of Independence Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 3,722 1,134 Asphalt 05/23 1,610 491 Dirt

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.

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

• California World War II Army Airfields

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010) Archived 2007-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, also available as a printable form (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