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Piney Pinecreek Border Airport (ICAO: K48Y, FAA LID: 48Y, TC LID: K48Y) [1] [2] was a public use general aviation airport located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest [1] [2] of the central business district of Pinecreek, in Dieter Township, Roseau County, Minnesota, United States, on the Canada–US border.
The early border patrol history is unclear, but assumedly the US mirrored the establishment of a permanent post at least by the 1920s. In 1958, a brick border station and two staff residences were built. [2] [4] The station building was replaced in 2012. [5] The crossing is the least busy in Minnesota, with an average of fewer than 25 cars a ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Litchfield Municipal Airport (Minnesota) ... Piney Pinecreek Border Airport;
Pinecreek is the location of Piney Pinecreek Border Airport, which straddled the Canada–US border, until its closure in December 27, 2024. The community took its name from nearby Pine Creek which flows through the community. A post office called Pinecreek was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1975. [2]
This is a list of airports in the U.S. state of Minnesota, grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
The former US border station was demolished in 2015, and the border community is a virtual ghost town. [33] The building that once served as the Canadian border station remains. 48°59′55.68″N 102°15′58.32″W / 48.9988000°N 102.2662000°W / 48.9988000; -102.2662000
The Northwest Angle weather station is one of the newer ones, as it only began keeping records in 1981, in contrast with nearby International Falls which has been keeping records for over a century. Since 1981, the highest air temperature was 96.8 °F (36.0 °C) on July 5, 1988, and the highest daily average mean dew point was 73.1 °F (22.8 ...
Pine Creek is an unincorporated community in Houston and Winona counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The community is located along Houston County Road 6 near its junction with Creamery Road. Pine Creek flows through the community. Nearby places include La Crescent, Dresbach, Dakota, Nodine, Pleasant Hill Township, and Mound Prairie Township.