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CIU to MBL: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Manistee (Manistee Co Blacker Airport)
162 mi
260 km · 140 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
162 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MBL — Manistee Co Blacker Airport · Manistee, 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 MBL
- LDM · Mason County Airport23 mi away
- TVC · Cherry Capital Airport46 mi away
- MKG · Muskegon County Airport76 mi away
- HTL · Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIU from MBL?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Manistee (MBL) is 162 miles (260 km, 140 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to MBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 MBL?
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