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CIU to PBR: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Puerto Barrios (Puerto Barrios Airport)
2,122 mi
3,415 km · 1,844 nm
4h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
2,122 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 38m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CIU — Chippewa County International Airport · Sault Ste Marie, United States
- PBR — Puerto Barrios Airport · Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
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 PBR
- SAP · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport48 mi away
- TEA · Tela Airport74 mi away
- XPL · Coronel Enrique Soto Cano Air Base113 mi away
- LCE · Goloson International Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIU from PBR?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Puerto Barrios (PBR) is 2,122 miles (3,415 km, 1,844 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to PBR?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 38m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CIU to PBR?
Nonstop service on CIU–PBR depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 4h 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sault Ste Marie and Puerto Barrios?
Puerto Barrios is 2 hours behind Sault Ste Marie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIU to PBR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CIU–PBR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CIU to PBR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CIU–PBR tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.