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4 unusual facts about Duluth International Airport


29th Air Division

Reassigned from Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri, to Duluth International Airport, Minnesota, on 1 April 1966 as part of an ADC reorganization, the division's area changed to include Minnesota, parts of Wisconsin, and North Dakota, and later expanded to cover most of Iowa.

Canosia Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota

The Duluth International Airport is to the immediate southeast of Canosia Township.

Louis G. Leiser

In March 1972, General Leiser was named commander, 23d Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, with additional duty as deputy commander, 23d North American Air Defense/Continental Air Defense Region, with headquarters at Duluth International Airport, Minnesota.

Rice Lake Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota

The Duluth International Airport is to the immediate southwest of Rice Lake Township.


Malcolm Island Airport

The aircraft was operating an international non-scheduled passenger flight to Duluth International Airport, Minnesota, United States.


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