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CIU to PBG: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh International Airport)
544 mi
876 km · 473 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
544 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- PBG — Plattsburgh International Airport · Plattsburgh, 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 PBG
- BTV · Burlington International Airport20 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport36 mi away
- SLK · Adirondack Regional Airport41 mi away
- MVL · Morrisville Stowe State Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIU from PBG?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Plattsburgh (PBG) is 544 miles (876 km, 473 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to PBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 PBG?
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