Coutts/Ross International Airport

Coutts/Ross International Airport[1] Ross International Airport[2]
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 7S8 – TC LID: CEP4
Summary
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 / 48.99861°N 111.97750°WCoordinates: 48°59′55″N 111°58′39″W / 48.99861°N 111.97750°W[2] 48°59′54″N 111°58′42″W / 48.99833°N 111.97833°W[1]
Map
7S8/CEP4 Location in Montana/Alberta
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 07/25 2,900 884 Turf
Statistics (2007/2008)
Aircraft operations 25
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] and Federal Aviation Administration[2]

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.

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

1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
2. FAA Airport Master Record for 7S8 (Form 5010 PDF), effective July 2, 2009
3. "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