Thomas Creek Airport
2U8 · Stanley, ID · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 09:35 PM
| Event | Local (MDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:56 AM | 11:56Z |
| Sunrise | 06:29 AM | 12:29Z |
| Sunset | 09:02 PM | 03:02Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:35 PM | 03:35Z |
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Runways
RWY 21LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 205° mag · 222° true
- Dimensions
- 2,100 × 75 ft
- TPA
- 5,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- TURF-DIRT
- CTAF
- 122.9
Enter the left downwind (heading 025°) on the 45° at 5,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 21
- Threshold elev
- 4,363 ft
- Approach obstacle
- Tree, 25 ft, 150 ft from threshold, 40 ft L of centerline — 6:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,100 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 2U8
- Coordinates
- 44.7263, -115.0030
- Elevation
- 4,415 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- Sectional chart
- GREAT FALLS
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- SALT LAKE CITY (ZLC)
- Flight service (FSS)
- BOISE · 122.6 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- BOI
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1958/07
- Distance from city
- 31 N
Night operations
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- Usually keyed on CTAF 122.9 — confirm the click sequence in the Chart Supplement ↗
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 10 notes
General
- RCMD LNDG RY 21-TKOF RY 03; GO-AROUND EXTREMELY DIFICULT.
- NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
- AIRCRAFT LOADING AND UNLOADING AT THE SOUTH END OF RY 21.
- RY 03 FIRST 400 FT IS DOG LEG WITH A HEADING OF 360 DEG.
- CONSIDERABLE AIR TAXI OPERATIONS MID TO LATE SUMMER.
- ARPT IS LCTD ON PLATEAU 100-150 FT ABOVE RIVER.
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
Runways
- USBL WIDTH MAY VARY FM 75 FT TO 100 FT.
Obstructions
- +100' RIDGE 250' ON CNTRLN.
- NUMEROUS TALL TREES ALONG RIVER ON APCH TO RY 21.
Nearby airports
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Also nearby: 0U3 Mahoney Creek USFS Airport (4 NM) · D47 Cougar Ranch Airport (4 NM) · S81 Indian Creek US Forest Service Airport (5 NM) · C53 Lower Loon Creek Airport (10 NM) · U72 Upper Loon Creek US Forest Service Airport (11 NM) · 02ID Morgan Ranch Airport (private) (16 NM)
About 2U8
Thomas Creek Airport (2U8) is an airport in Stanley, ID, at 4,415 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 2,100 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 2U8, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 2U8 have a control tower?
No. Thomas Creek Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 2U8?
Thomas Creek Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 2,100 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 2U8?
Thomas Creek Airport is in Stanley, ID, at an elevation of 4,415 ft MSL. Coordinates: 44.7263, -115.0030.
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