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GBD to CIU: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport)
914 mi
1,470 km · 794 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
914 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, 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 GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 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 GBD from CIU?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Sault Ste Marie (CIU) is 914 miles (1,470 km, 794 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to CIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 Great Bend and Sault Ste Marie?
Sault Ste Marie is 1 hour ahead of Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to CIU?
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