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ALE to CIU: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport)
1,504 mi
2,421 km · 1,307 nm
3h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,504 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 25m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
- CIU — Chippewa County International Airport · Sault Ste Marie, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Near CIU
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport16 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport39 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport49 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALE from CIU?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to Sault Ste Marie (CIU) is 1,504 miles (2,421 km, 1,307 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to CIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ALE to CIU?
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