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FME to CIU: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport)
631 mi
1,015 km · 548 nm
1h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
631 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- FME — Tipton Airport · Fort Meade, United States
- 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 FME
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 FME from CIU?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Sault Ste Marie (CIU) is 631 miles (1,015 km, 548 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to CIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 50m 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 FME to CIU?
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