Coutts/Ross International Airport
Coutts/Ross International Airport (FAA LID: 7S8, TC LID: CEP4) is located 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) west of Coutts, Alberta, Canada and 0.1 NM (0.19 km; 0.12 mi) west of Sweet Grass, Montana, United States.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Montana[3] | ||||||||||
Operator | Montana Aeronautics Division[3] | ||||||||||
Serves | Coutts, Alberta[1] Sweet Grass, Montana[2] | ||||||||||
Location | Canada–United States border | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,552 ft / 1,083 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°59′55″N 111°58′39″W[2] 48°59′54″N 111°58′42″W[1] | ||||||||||
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7S8/CEP4 Location in Montana/Alberta | |||||||||||
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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.[3]
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 can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.[1]
Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers an area of 20 acres (8.1 ha) at an elevation of 3,552 ft (1,083 m)[2][1] above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with a turf surface measuring 2,900 by 80 ft (884 by 24 m).[1][2] For the 12-month period ending August 23, 2008, the airport had 25 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 2 per month.[2]
References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- FAA Airport Master Record for 7S8 (Form 5010 PDF), effective July 2, 2009
- "7S8 – Sweetgrass (Ross International)" (PDF). at Montana Airport Directory
External links
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 7S8
- AirNav airport information for 7S8
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 7S8