# Mahoney Creek USFS Airport (0U3)

**Mahoney Creek USFS Airport** (FAA: 0U3) is a small airport in Challis, Idaho, United States. It opened in Aug 1947. It has one runway, 2,150 ft (655 m) long, dirt. It is operated by United States Forest Service.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/0u3

## At a glance

- FAA: 0U3
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: United States Forest Service
- Serves: Challis, Idaho, United States
- Opened: Aug 1947
- Elevation: 4,618 ft / 1,408 m
- Coordinates: 44.7446, -114.9214
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,150 ft / 655 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Boise
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49747762
- Ident: 0U3

## Timeline

- Aug 1947: Mahoney Creek USFS Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,150 ft / 655 m | 15 ft / 5 m | Dirt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,150 ft / 655 m | =23,456 of 29,858 | =11,166 in North America | =9,759 in US |
| Elevation | 4,618 ft / 1,408 m | =2,530 of 43,403 | #1,352 in North America | #1,058 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [ID8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1175.md) Marble Creek Airstrip · 3.7 mi / 6.0 km
- [2U8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2u8.md) Thomas Creek Airport · 4.2 mi / 6.8 km
- [C53](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id67.md) Lower Loon Creek Airport · 7.1 mi / 11 km
- [S81](https://dromopedia.com/airports/s81.md) Indian Creek US Forest Service Airport · 9.2 mi / 15 km
- [US-3396](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3396.md) Pistol Creek Ranch Landing Strip · 11 mi / 18 km

## 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))
- [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/0u3/data