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KTHM · Thompson Falls Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KTHM FAA THM Elev 2,467 ft Lat 47° 34.41' N Lon 115° 16.86' 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

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,200 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 090° 4,200 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
26 270° 4,200 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%

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 KTHM on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 14 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 PAPI Rwy 08 and 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 08 and Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 08 and 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 08 and Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 08 and 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 08 and 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 08 and Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 08 and Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·146 MONTANA TERRY (8U6) 1 SE UTC–7(–6DT) N46º46.63´ W105º18.79´ 2283 B NOTAM FILE GTF RWY 08–26: H4300X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 08: PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 36´.
  • ·RWY 26: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 406-951-2731
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·MILES CITY (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 112.1 MLS Chan 58 N46º22.93´ W105º57.21´ 039º 35.6 NM to fld. 2666/9E.
  • ·THOMPSON FALLS (THM)(KTHM) 3 SE UTC–7(–6DT) N47º34.41´ W115º16.84´ 2467 B NOTAM FILE GTF RWY 08–26: H4200X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 08: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 32´.
  • ·RWY 26: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.25º TCH 29´.
  • ·Fuel avbl 24/7 with credit card.
  • ·Call 406–546–6384 for rwy cond.
  • ·Mkd pwr lines 7 mi E mainland to Big Is.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 406-827-3519
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Seattle ARTCC at 253-351-3694.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: CTAF: Automated UNICOM avbl on 118.1; 3 clicks.
  • ·BILLINGS L–13E GREAT FALLS L–13B NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · THM

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% 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: 7,000 ops in 1999

2024 total

7,000

10-yr total

70,000

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=5

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2001-08-08 Piper PA-24-250 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-06-25 Aeronca 7-AC · Weather · day →
1998-06-13 Scott Dragonfly · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1997-12-18 Cessna 177 · Hard landing · day →
1990-07-29 Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLE · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →

Designees in MT

CFI Flight Instructors 508 A&P Mechanics 1,200 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 20 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 19 Schools Flight Schools 22 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 54 nm
Kevin Walter Rothfus Hayden ID 63 nm
James Heckman Whitefish MT 64 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 64 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 66 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 66 nm
Douglas Glen Belcher Newman Lake WA 74 nm
Jared Ryan Testa Spokane Valley WA 79 nm
David Lucio Valenti Spokane WA 87 nm
Jay Daniel Bigley Spokane WA 87 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
Michael Phillip Saccoccio Thompson Falls MT 3 nm
Patrick Andrew Liddell Plains MT 18 nm
James Everett Craik Trout Creek MT 20 nm
Beaver Eric Eller Trout Creek MT 20 nm
Raymond Daniel Sikich Trout Creek MT 20 nm
Travis Michael Stroot Superior MT 28 nm
James William Palmer Osburn ID 30 nm
Rachael Marie Mcshane Marion MT 39 nm
Joseph Lawrence Kuberka Elmo MT 41 nm
David Nathaniel Corkill Cataldo ID 42 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
Martin Duane Marks Thompson Falls MT 3 nm
Kently James Moeller Saltese MT 14 nm
John Bruce Mc Namara Plains MT 18 nm
William Lyle Nickerson Plains MT 18 nm
Ned Whitewolf Beighey Plains MT 18 nm
Zachariah Wayne Deardorff Plains MT 18 nm
Joseph Hendrick Saint Regis MT 18 nm
James Everett Craik Trout Creek MT 20 nm
Beaver Eric Eller Trout Creek MT 20 nm
Raymond Daniel Sikich Trout Creek MT 20 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 62 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 63 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 120 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 132 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 162 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 184 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 201 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 201 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 223 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 245 nm

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