Independence Airport 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 California World War II Army Airfields
References
Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010) , also available as a printable form (PDF)
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