Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CIU to RSL: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Russell (Russell Municipal Airport)
888 mi
1,429 km · 772 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading southwest
See live CIU→RSL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
888 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m 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
- RSL — Russell Municipal Airport · Russell, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 RSL
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport37 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport63 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIU from RSL?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Russell (RSL) is 888 miles (1,429 km, 772 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to RSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m 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 RSL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CIU–RSL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.