Independence State Airport
7S5 · Independence, Oregon · Polk County · map
Independence State Airport is a public-use airport owned by Oregon Department of Aviation, 1 mile northwest of Independence, Oregon, 180 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 3,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 173 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 6 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 33,658 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Independence State Airport?
Its FAA code is 7S5.
Where is Independence State Airport?
It is 1 mile northwest of Independence, Oregon, 180 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Independence State Airport?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 3,002 feet long, asphalt.
Does Independence State Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Independence State Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Independence State Airport?
6 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Independence Glider Club and Independence Youth Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Independence State Airport?
23 pilot examiners and 14 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
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 State Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 7S5
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Oregon Department of Aviation
- Elevation
- 180 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, daylight hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,002 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 34: PAPI, four lights on the left, road 70 ft high 656 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.975 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- gliders, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mcnary Field (9 nm east), MC Minnville Municipal (20 nm north), Corvallis Municipal (23 nm south), Sportsman Airpark (28 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 Oregon · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Ultralight aircraft on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate PAPI runway 16 and 34; medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Migratory flocks of waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Glider and ultralights use R traffic for runway 16/34.
- Calm wind use runway 34.
- Seasonal standing water on taxiways.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 | 164 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| other | 5 |
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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 33,658, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,121 |
| general aviation, travelling | 23,542 |
| general aviation, local | 8,995 |
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
216 aircraft are registered to owners in Independence, Oregon: 192 piston singles, 12 gliders, 6 balloons, 3 piston twins, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Oregon.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Independence Glider Club 4 aircraft · Independence Independence Glider Club is a flying club dedicated to educating and training youth and young adults in glider flying, offering flight instruction, safety training, and introductory rides to all ages.
- Independence Youth Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Independence Independence Glider Club is a flying club dedicated to educating and training youth and young adults in glider flying, though all ages are welcome.
- 21 Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Independence Independence Glider Club is a flying club dedicated to educating and training youth and young adults in glider flying, with instruction, safety training, and introductory flights available to all ages.
- Plane Sport Flight Training LLC 3 aircraft · Salem, 10 miles away
- Jps Flight School LLC 1 aircraft · Salem, 10 miles away
- Salem Oregon Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Salem, 10 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
23 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 21 for private pilot, 20 for commercial and instrument, 11 for airline transport pilot, 21 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 18 for airplanes, 12 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for helicopters, 1 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 14 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Robert William Reid private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Independence, OR (0 nm) · (408) 813-4209 · [email protected]
- Lisa Buswell Dahl private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · MCNARY FIELD - SALEM, OR · Salem, OR (9 nm) · (503) 931-3958 · [email protected]
- John Loflin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, balloons · Oregon Aero Academy · Albany, OR (15 nm) · (971) 350-9624 · [email protected]
- Ron Gustafson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Jerry Trimble Helicopters · McMinnville, OR (21 nm) · (541) 740-4203 · [email protected]
- Lee Shuster private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Corvallis Aero Service · Corvallis, OR (23 nm) · (541) 912-1189 · [email protected]
- Vincent Remcho private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · Corvallis, OR (23 nm) · (541) 908-3018 · [email protected]
- Brunno Winnubst private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pureflight Aviation Training · Newberg, OR (28 nm) · (971) 222-5730 · [email protected]
- Rainer Gades private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · PUREFLIGHT AVIATION TRAINING · Newberg, OR (28 nm) · (503) 459-2344 · [email protected]
All 53 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 22 since 1982, 2 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
- Aircraft registered in Independence 216 aircraft · 192 piston singles, 12 gliders, 6 balloons
- Independence Glider Club 4 aircraft in town
- M and G Brown LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Independence Youth Flying Club INC 2 aircraft in town
- Independence Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Independence Glider Club 4 aircraft · flying club
- Independence Youth Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- 21 Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 22 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Oregon 1,862 since 1982 · 277 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Oregon 103 landing places
- Oregon 7,012 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/7S5.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 28, 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.