The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the municipality of Piney in Manitoba, Canada, will permanently close the Piney-Pinecreek Border Airport (48Y) on Dec. 27, 2024.
The general aviation airport, located just west of Highway 89 about 20 miles northwest of Roseau, operated under an international agreement between MnDOT and the Piney, Manitoba, Canada.
“The airport had very low use and faced large maintenance expenses, including runway, apron, and terminal reconstruction,” state officials said.
The international agreement to operate the airport expires Dec. 26 and will not be renewed by either airport owner, state officials added.
Several other airports nearby serve the Northwest Minnesota general aviation community, including Warroad Memorial International Airport (KRRT), Roseau Municipal Airport (KROX), Stephen Municipal Airport (D41), and Warren Municipal Airport (D37).
State officials note that all of those airports have more annual aircraft operations and support existing based aircraft.
For more information: DOT.State.MN.us/Aero
The closure of this airport was a closest for flying to OSHKOSH for us Canadians
sad news for us Canadians
Why of course… DESTROY more infrastructure that took time, materials, resources and lots of $$$ to construct. Doncha just love the New World Order SPEAK?
we landed here as part if our “fly mn passports” program. one of the coolest airports i’ve ever flown into. and, when those cute canadian mounties came out to meet us all decked in their uniforms, it got WAY cooler!
sad others will no longer be able to enjoy its coolness 💔
The salient point – land in the US, taxi in Canada! This airport was a celebration of cross border aviation.
Such a unique airport, it has been on my airport bucket list for a few years. Looks like I waited too long.