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FEL to CIU: distance & flight time
Fuerstenfeldbruck (Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base) → Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport)
4,180 mi
6,727 km · 3,632 nm
8h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,180 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FEL — Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base · Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany
- CIU — Chippewa County International Airport · Sault Ste Marie, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FEL
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport9 mi away
- AGB · Augsburg Airport22 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport26 mi away
- IGS · Ingolstadt Manching Airport37 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is FEL from CIU?
The flight distance from Fuerstenfeldbruck (FEL) to Sault Ste Marie (CIU) is 4,180 miles (6,727 km, 3,632 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FEL to CIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 40m 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 time difference between Fuerstenfeldbruck and Sault Ste Marie?
Sault Ste Marie is 6 hours behind Fuerstenfeldbruck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FEL to CIU?
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