Coronach/Scobey Border Station Airport is located southeast of

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, Canada and north of Scobey,

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. 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

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lies exactly along the Canada–US border and is adjacent to the

Scobey–Coronach Border Crossing The Scobey–Coronach Border Crossing connects the towns of Scobey, Montana and Coronach, Saskatchewan on the Canada–US border. Montana Highway 13 on the American side joins Saskatchewan Highway 36 on the Canadian side. An airport with a gras ...

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

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, Whetstone International Airport, Coutts/Ross International Airport, and International Peace Garden Airport. 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 currently handle

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aircraft only, with no more than fifteen passengers.

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The airport covers an area of and has one runway with a

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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.

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Page about this airport
on COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory *
"International Airport Straddles Border."
''Popular Mechanics'', June 1956, p. 133, bottom of page. {{DEFAULTSORT:Coronach Scobey Border Station Airport Registered aerodromes in Saskatchewan Airports in Montana Buildings and structures in Daniels County, Montana Hart Butte No. 11, Saskatchewan Transportation in Daniels County, Montana Binational airports Canada–United States border

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