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Airport in Independence, California
Independence Airport
Independence Air Force Auxiliary Field
2006 USGS airphoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationIndependence, California
Elevation AMSL3,900 ft / 1,189 m
Coordinates36°48′49.756″N 118°12′18.34″W / 36.81382111°N 118.2050944°W / 36.81382111; -118.2050944
Map
2O7 is located in California2O72O7Location of Independence Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 3,722 1,134 Asphalt
05/23 1,610 491 Dirt

Independence Airport (FAA LID: 2O7) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) north of Independence, serving Inyo County, California, United States. It has two runways and is mostly used for general aviation. The airport is a base for the Bureau of Land Management when fighting wildfires in the Eastern Sierra.

Facilities

Independence Airport has two runways:

  • Runway 14/32: 3,722 x 60 ft (1,134 x 18 m), surface: asphalt
  • Runway 05/23: 1,610 x 30 ft (491 x 9 m), surface: dirt

History

During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces as an auxiliary training airfield for the flying school at Lone Pine Airport, California.

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. Licari, Katie (June 4, 2024). "Revealed: These rural California airports need critical repairs. Los Angeles stands in their way". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

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