Miles City, Montana
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The publicly owned [[Miles City Municipal Airport]] is located less than two miles (3 km) from town. Notably, it was the site of an early scheduled airline crash, involving [[Northwest Airlines]] [[Northwest Airlines Flight 1|Flight 1]], which caught fire and crashed shortly after takeoff in January, 1939. | The publicly owned [[Miles City Municipal Airport]] is located less than two miles (3 km) from town. Notably, it was the site of an early scheduled airline crash, involving [[Northwest Airlines]] [[Northwest Airlines Flight 1|Flight 1]], which caught fire and crashed shortly after takeoff in January, 1939. | ||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Miles City is located at 46.408460, -105.840093 at an altitude of 2369 feet (722 m). | Miles City is located at 46.408460, -105.840093 at an altitude of 2369 feet (722 m). | ||
