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CIU to AVL: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport)
754 mi
1,213 km · 655 nm
2h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
754 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 6m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- CIU — Chippewa County International Airport · Sault Ste Marie, United States
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIU from AVL?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Asheville (AVL) is 754 miles (1,213 km, 655 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to AVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 6m 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 CIU to AVL?
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