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) and about 12 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 10,600 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Independence Municipal?
Its FAA code is IDP, and its ICAO code is KIDP.
Where is Independence Municipal?
It is 5 miles southwest of Independence, Kansas, 825 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Independence Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 5,501 feet long.
Does Independence Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Independence Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Independence Municipal?
2 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 Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Coffeyville Municipal (11 nm east), Tri-City Airport (17 nm northeast), Bartlesville Municipal (26 nm southwest).
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 Kansas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
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 | 12 |
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 10,600, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,400 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,050 |
| general aviation, local | 5,100 |
| military | 50 |
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
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Independence:
- Aviation Controls INC Precision Aviation Group is a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider with 26 global repair stations serving fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft operators.
- Textron Aviation INC
- Vse Aviation Services, LLC
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative.
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- 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.
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 · 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. 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 13 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 drones
- Aviation Controls INC · repair station
- Textron Aviation INC · repair station
- Vse Aviation Services, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Kansas 1,146 since 1982 · 149 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kansas 150 landing places
- Kansas 5,736 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/IDP.json.
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 26, 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.