Piney is a community in southeastern

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

, Canada, in the

Rural Municipality of Piney The Rural Municipality of Piney is a rural municipality in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, along the border with Minnesota in the United States. Geography According to Statistics Canada, the municipality has a land area of 2,433.77 km2. It i ...

. It is approximately 130 kilometers from

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

and within five kilometres of the Canada–US border. It is served by the

Piney Pinecreek Border Airport Piney Pinecreek Border Airport is a public use general aviation airport located northwest of the central business district of Pinecreek, in Dieter Township, Roseau County, Minnesota, United States, on the Canada–US border. It is jointly own ...

, unusual in that its runway lies across the

international border Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Political borders c ...

, along the

Pinecreek–Piney Border Crossing The Pinecreek–Piney Border Crossing connects the communities of Pinecreek, Minnesota and Piney, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. Minnesota State Highway 89 on the American side joins Manitoba Highway 89 on the Canadian side. Can ...

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{{coord, 49, 04, 31, N, 95, 58, 42, W, display=title Unincorporated communities in Eastman Region, Manitoba

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