Independence Airport
2O7 · Independence, California · Inyo County · map
Independence Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Los Angeles, 1 mile north of Independence, California, 3,908 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 3,533 feet of asphalt.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2O7
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Los Angeles
- Elevation
- 3,908 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,533 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 1,498 × 30 ft | Dirt, failed |
- Runway 14: fence 6 ft high 325 ft from the end
- Runway 32: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 43 ft high 900 ft from the end
- Runway 05: road 15 ft high 210 ft from the end
- Runway 23: fence 6 ft high 150 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency. |
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Aircraft registered in Independence from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Independence, CA as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Estabd prior 5/15/59.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Traffic pattern indicators for runway 14/32 only.
- Director of public works Inyo county.
- Leased and maintained by Inyo county.
- Restricted can be used only during extreme crosswind conditions.
- And runway 23 marked with an R on each end; no numbers or centerline markings; markings faded.
- Surface uneven, rough, undulating with extensive brush. Unsafe for aircraft use.
- Extensive large cracks on the north end of the runway.
- Runway 5/23 undulating uneven dirt surface. Brush in sporadic locations on runway.
- Runway 5/23 closed for public use.
- Runway 5/23 unsafe for aircraft.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.