Independence Municipal
IDP · KIDP · Independence, Kansas · Montgomery County · map
Independence Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Independence, 5 miles southwest of Independence, Kansas, 825 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,501 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KIDP · observed 3:55 pm CDT (20:55 UTC), 25 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (170°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 84°F (29°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.97 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KIDP 062055Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 29/13 A2997 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IDP · ICAO KIDP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Independence
- Elevation
- 825 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,501 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 3,402 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: trees 50 ft high 2,351 ft from the end
- Runway 35: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Idp and aWOS-3PT | 118.525 | |
| Edna and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.6 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 620-331-5980.
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.
Aircraft registered in Independence from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Independence, Kansas: 11 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 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
- Provided a clear approach to each runway maintained for a minimum 20:1 glide slope and a clear transitional surface is maintained for a 7:1 slope.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 35; PAPI runway 04 and 22; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04 and 22: high-intensity runway lights runway 17 and 35 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL only self service available 24 hours.
- 15 feet trees 72 feet dst, 186 feet L.
- Manufactured aircraft testing on and in the vicinity of airport
- Crop dusting aircraft and agricultural equip on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Migratory birds and waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of runways.
- Runway 04/22 no line on sight between runway ends.
- Extensive flight testing and flight training.
- Farm machinery on airport.
- Crop dusting activity in the vicinity of airport.
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.