Independence Municipal Airport (Iowa)
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Independence | ||||||||||
| Serves | Independence, Iowa | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 979 ft / 298 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°27′25″N 091°56′52″W / 42.45694°N 91.94778°W | ||||||||||
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  IIB Location of airport in Iowa/United States  IIB IIB (the United States) | |||||||||||
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Independence Municipal Airport (ICAO: KIIB, FAA LID: IIB) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Independence, a city in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States.[1] As per the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport.[2]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned IIB by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Independence Municipal Airport covers an area of 161 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 979 feet (298 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a concrete surface measuring 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending March 26, 2009, the airport had 9,100 aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day: 87% general aviation, 12% military and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 4% multi-engine and 17% ultralight.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for IIB PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 Aug 2009.
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013 Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ KIIB - Independence, Iowa - Independence Municipal Airport. Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 20 Feb 2010.
External links
[edit]- Independence Municipal (IIB) at Iowa DOT Airport Directory
- Aerial photo as of 19 May 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for IIB, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for IIB
- AirNav airport information for KIIB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures