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CIU to BKL: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Cleveland (Burke Lakefront Airport)
355 mi
572 km · 309 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
355 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- BKL — Burke Lakefront Airport · Cleveland, 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 BKL
- CLE · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport11 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport19 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIU from BKL?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Cleveland (BKL) is 355 miles (572 km, 309 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to BKL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 BKL?
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