Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
BEC to CIU: distance & flight time
Wichita (Beech Factory Airport) → Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport)
880 mi
1,416 km · 765 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
See live BEC→CIU fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
880 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BEC — Beech Factory Airport · Wichita, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near BEC
- IAB · Mc Connell Air Force Base6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport12 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport25 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field38 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 BEC from CIU?
The flight distance from Wichita (BEC) to Sault Ste Marie (CIU) is 880 miles (1,416 km, 765 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BEC to CIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 time difference between Wichita and Sault Ste Marie?
Sault Ste Marie is 1 hour ahead of Wichita.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BEC to CIU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BEC–CIU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.