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Marble Creek Airport

ID8 · Challis, Idaho · Valley County · map

Marble Creek Airport is a public-use airport owned by Idaho Department of Fish and Game, 36 miles wnw of Challis, Idaho, 4,685 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 04/22, is 1,160 feet of dirt-turf.

The airport

Codes: FAA ID8
Kind: Airport · open to the public · privately owned
Owner: Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Elevation: 4,685 feet above sea level
Control tower: No control tower
On the chart: Great Falls sectional
In the FAA's files since: September 2019

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lights
04/22	1,160 × 20 ft	Dirt-turf, fair

Runway 04: hill 50 ft high 600 ft from the end
Runway 22: trees 30 ft high 200 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF)

122.9

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Aircraft registered in Challis from the FAA register

11 aircraft are registered to owners in Challis, Idaho: 10 piston singles, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:

Middle Fork Aviation INC 5

Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Idaho.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records

No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

Thomas Creek Airport 2U8 · 3 nm south Cougar Ranch Airport D47 · 3 nm southeast Mahoney Creek Usfs Airport 0U3 · 3 nm southeast Indian Creek Usfs Airport S81 · 5 nm west Lower Loon Creek Airport C53 · 8 nm east Upper Loon Creek Usfs Airport U72 · 13 nm southeast Bernard Usfs Airport U54 · 16 nm northeast Soldier Bar Usfs Airport 85U · 21 nm north

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

Trrn and trees in approach area both ends.
Northeast end first 400FT soft sand.
Winter maintenance NA.
Use at own risk; runway short and challenging; operations by environment equipped experienced trained backcountry pilots recommended.
Wildlife and livestock on and in the vicinity of of runway.
High density altitude; ery mrng and late eve operations recommended durg summer months - amgr.
Airport in canyon; timbered high MT trrn all quads.

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.