International Peace Garden Airport is a public use

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, United States on the Canada–US border. The airport is owned by the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission and located north of the central business district of

Dunseith, North Dakota Dunseith ( ) is a city in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 632 at the 2020 census. Dunseith is best known for its proximity to the International Peace Garden. The port of entry at the Peace Garden is one of three ...

. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a

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facility. The airport is located just east of the

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on the North Dakota/

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. It is an

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to Canada and the United States for

aircraft with no more than 15 passengers and is served by adjacent US and Canadian customs stations. The airport is one of six airports that straddle the Canada–US border. The others are Avey Field State Airport,

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, and

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Facilities and aircraft

International Peace Garden Airport covers an area of at an

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of above

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. It has one

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designated 11/29 with an

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surface measuring . For the 12-month period ending September 4, 2011, the airport had 630 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per month: 71%

, 16%

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, and 13%

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References

External links

International Peace Garden Airport (S28)
at North Dakota Aeronautics Commission airport directory
Page about this airport
on COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory
Aerial image as of June 1995
from

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Facilities and aircraft

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