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CIU to LAN: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Lansing (Capital City Airport)
240 mi
386 km · 209 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
240 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 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
- LAN — Capital City Airport · Lansing, 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 LAN
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport74 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field36 mi away
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport38 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIU from LAN?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Lansing (LAN) is 240 miles (386 km, 209 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to LAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 LAN?
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