AirNav: 2O7 - Independence Airport

2O7

Independence Airport
Independence, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 DECEMBER 2022

Location

FAA Identifier:	2O7
Lat/Long:	36-48-58.9406N 118-12-17.7572W 36-48.982343N 118-12.295953W 36.8163724,-118.2049326 (estimated)
Elevation:	3908.2 ft. / 1191 m (estimated)
Variation:	15E (1985)
From city:	1 mile N of INDEPENDENCE, CA
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	93526

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1940
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RAL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	4708.2 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes TFC PAT INDICATORS FOR RWY 14/32 ONLY.
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at O26 (16 nm SE):	118.25 (760-876-4014)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BIHr152/34.5		BISHOP VOR/DME		109.60		15E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:

3533 x 60 ft. / 1077 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

20.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 14

RUNWAY 32

Latitude:

36-49.233667N

36-48.696833N

Longitude:

118-12.428833W

118-12.148333W

Elevation:

3894.4 ft.

3893.4 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

142 magnetic, 157 true

322 magnetic, 337 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

6 ft. fence, 325 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

45 ft. trees, 431 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:	1498 x 30 ft. / 457 x 9 m
Surface:	dirt, in fair condition
Runway edge markings:	& RY 23 MARKED WITH AN R ON EACH END; NO NUMBERS OR CNTRLN MARKINGS; MARKINGS FADED.
Operational restrictions:	RESTRICTED CAN BE USED ONLY DURING EXTREME CROSSWIND CONDS.
	RUNWAY 5	RUNWAY 23
Latitude:	36-48.977000N	36-49.068333N
Longitude:	118-12.456000W	118-12.170667W
Elevation:	3908.2 ft.	3879.6 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	053 magnetic, 068 true	233 magnetic, 248 true
Markings:	NSTD, in poor condition	NSTD, in poor condition
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	15 ft. road, 210 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear	6 ft. fence, 150 ft. from runway, 140 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF LOS ANGELES 200 NORTH SPRING STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 LEASED & MAINTAINED BY INYO COUNTY.
Manager:	MICHAEL ERRANTE 703 AIRPORT ROAD BISHOP, CA 93514 Phone 760-872-2971 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS INYO COUNTY.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		2
Single engine airplanes:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 57/week *
67%	transient general aviation
33%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 07 June 2022

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC JOSHUA APCH AT 661-277-3843.
-	RWY 5/23 UNDULATING UNEVEN DIRT SFC. BRUSH IN SPORADIC LOCATIONS ON RWY.
-	RWY 5/23 CLSD FOR PUBLIC USE.
-	RWY 5/23 UNSAFE FOR ACFT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 2O7.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBIH - Bishop Airport (34 nm N)
KMMH - Mammoth Yosemite Airport (57 nm NW)
O32 - Reedley Municipal Airport (61 nm W)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (63 nm SW)
KVIS - Visalia Municipal Airport (65 nm SW)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo courtesy of Mark Robinson at eatsleepfly.com Photo taken 08-Mar-2014 looking west. Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Independence Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Dec-2022

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:25	14:25
Sunrise	06:54	14:54
Sunset	16:35	00:35
Evening civil twilight	17:04	01:04

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Dec-2022 14:23:47
Local (UTC-8)	08-Dec-2022 06:23:47

METAR

KBIH
34nm N

081356Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM CLR M08/M10 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP268 T10831100

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