Coutts/Ross International Airport is located west of

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, Alberta, Canada and west of Sweet Grass, Montana, United States. Ross International Airport is owned by the U.S. state of Montana and is operated by the Montana Aeronautics Division. Its runway is located on the Canada–US border. at Montana Airport Directory The airport is one of six airports that straddle the Canada–US border. The others are Avey Field State Airport, Whetstone International Airport, International Peace Garden Airport,

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. The airport is classified as an

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and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle

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aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of at an elevation of above

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. It has one

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designated 7/25 with a

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surface measuring . For the 12-month period ending August 23, 2008, the airport had 25

aircraft operations, an average of 2 per month.

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on COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coutts Ross International Airport Registered aerodromes in Alberta County of Warner No. 5 Airports in Montana Buildings and structures in Toole County, Montana Transportation in Toole County, Montana Binational airports