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K2O7 · Independence Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K2O7 Elev 3,908 ft Lat 36° 48.92' N Lon 118° 12.27' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,533 ft. Max gradient: 1.91% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 157° 3,533 ft 60 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.03%
32 337° 3,533 ft 60 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.03%
05 068° 1,498 ft 30 ft DIRT-F No 1.91%
23 248° 1,498 ft 30 ft DIRT-F No 1.91%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K2O7 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 11 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (11 sentences)
  • ·LEASED & MAINTAINED BY INYO COUNTY.
  • ·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.
  • ·DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS INYO COUNTY.
  • ·RESTRICTED CAN BE USED ONLY DURING EXTREME CROSSWIND CONDS.
  • ·SFC UNEVEN, ROUGH, UNDULATING WITH EXTSV BRUSH.
  • ·EXTSV LRG CRACKS ON THE NORTH END OF THE RWY. & RY 23 MARKED WITH AN R ON EACH END; NO NUMBERS OR CNTRLN MARKINGS; MARKINGS FADED.
  • ·TFC PAT INDICATORS FOR RWY 14/32 ONLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

5

41.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 3,000 ops in 2001

2024 total

3,000

10-yr total

30,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2006-07-28 Beech V35B · CFIT · VMC · day →
2000-08-15 Piper PA-24 · Stall / spin · VMC →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
James Eric Brannan Fresno CA 76 nm
Jimmy Louis Shamp Fresno CA 76 nm
Daniel Robert Gudgel Lemoore CA 83 nm
Donna Marie Webster Bakersfield CA 97 nm
Todd Hunter Schultz Bakersfield CA 97 nm
Gregory Holden Morris Mojave CA 108 nm
Michael Joseph Masucci Mojave CA 108 nm
Scott Richard Siemiller Winton CA 121 nm
Sean Kaveney Lancaster CA 127 nm
Kenneth Sebastian Cobb Columbia CA 128 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Christopher Joseph Preter Bishop CA 34 nm
Philip Ellis Nimmo Iv Bishop CA 34 nm
Geoffrey Marquis Pope Bishop CA 34 nm
Brian Edward Harry Bishop CA 34 nm
Andrew Jean Friedrichsen Bishop CA 34 nm
Michael James Lefave Three Rivers CA 40 nm
William Ronald Wilson Paradise CA 44 nm
Gary Walter Geise Paradise CA 44 nm
Shaun Patrick Dewolfe Paradise CA 44 nm
Blake Johnathan Andrews Paradise CA 44 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Gregory Ray Cooper Lone Pine CA 16 nm
Larry Gordon Swift Lone Pine CA 16 nm
Geoffrey Marquis Pope Bishop CA 34 nm
John Thomas Beaghler Bishop CA 34 nm
Albert E Branca Bishop CA 34 nm
Jerry Thomas Rodgers Bishop CA 34 nm
Scott Conner Brumbaugh Bishop CA 34 nm
William John Burnard Bishop CA 34 nm
Steven Carl Davis Bishop CA 34 nm
Kenneth Craig Birchim Bishop CA 34 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Alta Aircraft Detailing LLC
Kingsburg, CA
 65 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Fresno, CA
 78 nm
Megahertz Avionics, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA
 93 nm
ASB Avionics, LLC
Mojave, CA
 106 nm
High Desert Avionics
Lancaster, CA
 125 nm
Cutting Edge Avionics
San Andreas, CA
 141 nm
Accurate Aero
Minden, NV
 150 nm
Golden State Propeller, Inc
San Luis Obispo, CA
 151 nm
ACI Jet AOG
San Luis Obispo, CA
 152 nm
San Luis Avionics, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, CA
 152 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.