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CIU to YKQ: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Waskaganish (Waskaganish Airport)
444 mi
715 km · 386 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
444 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YKQ — Waskaganish Airport · Waskaganish, Canada
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 YKQ
- ZEM · Eastmain River Airport53 mi away
- YMO · Moosonee Airport81 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport106 mi away
- YNS · Nemiscau Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIU from YKQ?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Waskaganish (YKQ) is 444 miles (715 km, 386 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to YKQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 YKQ?
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