# Independence Municipal Airport (KIIB)

**Independence Municipal Airport** (ICAO: KIIB) is a small airport in Independence, Iowa, United States. It opened in Dec 1967. It has one runway, 5,500 ft (1,676 m) long, concrete.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiib

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KIIB
- FAA: IIB
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Independence, Iowa, United States
- Opened: Dec 1967
- Elevation: 979 ft / 298 m
- Coordinates: 42.4568, -91.9477
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,500 ft / 1,676 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Municipal_Airport_(Iowa) (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3016266
- Weather station: KIIB
- Ident: KIIB

## Timeline

- Dec 1967: Independence Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 5,500 ft / 1,676 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Concrete | 179° / 359° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,500 ft / 1,676 m | =5,417 of 29,858 | =1,676 in North America | =1,334 in US |
| Elevation | 979 ft / 298 m | =18,137 of 43,403 | =8,116 in North America | =6,512 in US |
| Age | Opened 1967 | =5,747 of 15,079 | =4,072 in North America | =3,985 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | WATERLOO APP/DEP | 118.900 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 118.275 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiib/data