# Baudette International Airport (BDE)

> Baudette, US · IATA: BDE · ICAO: KBDE · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BDE` |
| ICAO | `KBDE` |
| City | Baudette |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 331 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 48.72840, -94.61220 |

## Description

An airport with its own U.S. customs office but no scheduled flights: Baudette International (BDE/KBDE) is a county-owned public-use field on the Rainy River, the border between Minnesota and Ontario. CBP port 3424 is located at the airport and staffed seven days a week from 08:00 to 16:00 Central Time; pilots must obtain landing permission before departing the foreign airport and give at least one hour's notice. One restriction matters for freight: Baudette is a permit port for commercial entries only, so commercial cargo requires specific prior authorisation. There is no cargo terminal, no freighter service and no cold-chain or dangerous-goods capability. In practice the airport serves cross-border business and general aviation traffic plus charter flights into the Lake of the Woods region. Commercial air freight is normally routed through International Falls (INL, roughly 130 kilometres east), Bemidji (BJI, roughly 150 kilometres south) or, for scheduled freighter capacity, Winnipeg (YWG) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP).

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