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KYE to CIU: distance & flight time
Kleiat (Rene Mouawad Air Base) → Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport)
5,737 mi
9,233 km · 4,985 nm
11h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,737 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 43m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KYE — Rene Mouawad Air Base · Kleiat, Lebanon
- 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 KYE
- LTK · Bassel Al-Assad International Airport56 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport86 mi away
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport114 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 KYE from CIU?
The flight distance from Kleiat (KYE) to Sault Ste Marie (CIU) is 5,737 miles (9,233 km, 4,985 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KYE to CIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 43m 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 Kleiat and Sault Ste Marie?
Sault Ste Marie is 7 hours behind Kleiat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KYE to CIU?
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