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CIU to BKW: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Beckley (Raleigh County Memorial Airport)
609 mi
981 km · 530 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
609 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m 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
- BKW — Raleigh County Memorial Airport · Beckley, 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 BKW
- BLF · Mercer County Airport34 mi away
- LWB · Greenbrier Valley Airport40 mi away
- CRW · Yeager Airport48 mi away
- ROA · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport71 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIU from BKW?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Beckley (BKW) is 609 miles (981 km, 530 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to BKW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 BKW?
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