| Coronach/Scobey Border Station Airport Scobey Border Station Airport East Poplar International Airport | |||||||||||
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 International boundary marker at Montana-Saskatchewan border, with runway in background (1994) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | U.S. and Canadian Governments | ||||||||||
| Operator | Montana Aeronautics Division | ||||||||||
| Serves | Coronach, Saskatchewan Scobey, Montana | ||||||||||
| Location | RM of Hart Butte No. 11, Saskatchewan, Canada / Daniels County, Montana, USA | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (CA)/MST (US) (UTC−06:00 (CA)/UTC−07:00 (US)) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00 (US)) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,501 ft / 762 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°00′00″N 105°23′56″W / 49.00000°N 105.39889°W / 49.00000; -105.39889 (Coronach/Scobey Border Station Airport) 49°00′00″N 105°24′02″W / 49.00000°N 105.40056°W / 49.00000; -105.40056 (East Poplar International Airport) | ||||||||||
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  CKK3/8U3Location in Saskatchewan/MontanaShow map of Saskatchewan CKK3/8U3CKK3/8U3 (Canada)Show map of Canada | |||||||||||
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| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement and Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
Coronach/Scobey Border Station Airport (FAA LID: 8U3, TC LID: CKK3) is located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southeast of Coronach, Saskatchewan, Canada and 13 mi (21 km) north of Scobey, Montana, United States. In the United States, the airport is known by the names Scobey Border Station Airport and East Poplar International Airport. It is owned by the U.S. and Canadian governments.
The runway lies exactly along the Canada–US border and is adjacent to the Scobey–Coronach Border Crossing between the two aforementioned towns. Customs may be cleared on either side of the border, but customs officials require two hours advance notice prior to landing, and landings are allowed only during the border crossing's normal hours of operation.
The airport is one of five airports that straddle the Canada–US border. The others are Avey Field State Airport, Whetstone International Airport, Coutts/Ross International Airport, and International Peace Garden Airport.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport currently handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than fifteen passengers.
Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers an area of 6 acres (2.4 ha) and has one runway with a 3,330 by 75 ft (1,015 by 23 m) turf surface. Canadian records list it as Runway 08/26 while U.S. records refer to it as Runway 7/25. For the 12-month period ending September 9, 2008, the airport had 10 general aviation aircraft operations.
See also
References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for 8U3 PDF, effective 2008-04-10
External links
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Airport information for 8U3 at AirNav
- "International Airport Straddles Border." Popular Mechanics, June 1956, p. 133, bottom of page.
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