Where is CIU airport?

CIU is a medium-sized airport in Kincheloe, Michigan, United States, at 46.2420, -84.4621, 244 m above sea level. It serves Sault Ste. Marie.

Which other airports serve Sault Ste. Marie?

Sault Ste. Marie has 2 airports: CIU, YAM.

What time zone is CIU in?

CIU is in the America/Detroit time zone, UTC−5 / UTC−4 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use CIU?

57,289 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

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CIU — Chippewa County International Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Sault Ste. Marie, United States.

IATA code: CIU
ICAO code: KCIU
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 57,289; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 4; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−5 / UTC−4; America/Detroit
Elevation: 244 m; 801 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,195 m

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More codes: airport codes starting with C

About CIU

Chippewa County International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sault Ste. Marie, United States. 57,289 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 4 nonstop routes from CIU.

US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from CIU

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CIU → MSP	Saint Paul, United States	700 km	25,189
CIU → DTW	Detroit, United States	456 km	24,682
CIU → ORD	Chicago, United States	548 km	7,397
CIU → MBS	Saginaw, United States	303 km	21

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at CIU

OO SkyWest Airlines · 1,556 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Punctuality

Departures on time: 79.8%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 6%
Departures counted: 822; US domestic flights

US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources

Other airports in Sault Ste. Marie

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
YAM	Sault Ste Marie Airport	Sault Ste. Marie	27 km

All Sault Ste. Marie airports and the distances between them →

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
PLN	Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport	Pellston, United States	79 km
APN	Alpena County Regional Airport	Alpena, United States	147 km
TVC	Cherry Capital Airport	Traverse City, United States	188 km
ESC	Delta County Airport	Escanaba, United States	211 km
MQT	Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport	Marquette, United States	226 km

Distance from CIU to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CIU → LHR	London, United Kingdom	5,845 km	—
CIU → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	11,116 km	—
CIU → CDG	Paris, France	6,171 km	—
CIU → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,467 km	—
CIU → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,276 km	—
CIU → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,105 km	—
CIU → JFK	New York, United States	1,064 km	—
CIU → ATL	Atlanta, United States	1,400 km	—
CIU → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,169 km	—
CIU → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	14,667 km	—
CIU → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,924 km	—
CIU → DOH	Doha, Qatar	10,936 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
16/34	2,195 m	46 m	Concrete	Yes
09/27	1,524 m	23 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Kincheloe, Michigan, United States · 46.2420, -84.4621

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Questions

Chippewa County International Airport has the IATA code CIU and the ICAO code KCIU. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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