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. It has 2 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 3,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Independence Airport?
Its FAA code is 2O7.
Where is Independence Airport?
It is 1 mile north of Independence, California, 3,908 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Independence Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 3,533 feet long.
Does Independence Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Independence Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- 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. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport (16 nm southeast), Bishop Airport (34 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport (16 nm southeast), Bishop Airport (34 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 3,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 2,000 |
| general aviation, local | 1,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Independence from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Independence, CA as the owner's town.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 1 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,686 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/2O7.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.