Independence State Airport is a public-use airport located one mile (1.6 km) northwest of the central business district of Independence, a city in Polk County, Oregon, United States. It is owned by the Oregon Department of Aviation.Serving as a general aviation airport, Independence also hosts a large residential airpark. This facility is Oregon's only Public Use airport hosting an airpark.Facilities and aircraftIndependence State Airport covers an area of 83acre which contains one runway designated 16/34 with a 2,935 x 60 ft (895 x 18 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending October 18, 1999, the airport had 31,658 aircraft operations, an average of 86 per day: 96% general aviation and 4% air taxi. At that time there were 142 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine, 2% multi-engine and 4% ultralight. The Starduster Cafe on the airport serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
