Thomas Creek Airport
2U8 · Stanley, Idaho · Valley County · map
Thomas Creek Airport is a public-use airport owned by the State of Id, Itd/Div of Aeronautics, 31 miles north of Stanley, Idaho, 4,415 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 2,100 feet of grass and dirt.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2U8
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Id, Itd/Div of Aeronautics
- Elevation
- 4,415 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1958
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,100 × 75 ft | Grass and dirt, fair |
- Runway 03: hill 100 ft high 100 ft from the end
- Runway 21: tree 25 ft high 150 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Stanley from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Stanley, Idaho: 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Idaho.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Estabd prior to 12/31/58.
- Recommended landing runway 21-TKOF runway 03; GO-AROUND extremely dificult.
- Usable width may vary from 75 feet to 100 feet.
- +100' ridge 250' on centerline.
- Numerous tall trees along river on approach to runway 21.
- No winter maintenance.
- Aircraft loading and unloading at the south end of runway 21.
- Runway 03 first 400 feet is dog leg with a heading of 360 degrees.
- Considerable air taxi operations mid to late summer.
- Airport is located on plateau 100-150 feet above river.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.