Independence Municipal Airport (Iowa)

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.

[3] 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.