Independence Airport

Independence Airport is a public airport located one mile 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, surface: asphalt
Runway 05/23: 1,610 x 30 ft, 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.