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SCE to CIU: distance & flight time
State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport) → Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport)
499 mi
803 km · 434 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
499 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m 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
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, 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 SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 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 SCE from CIU?
The flight distance from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to Sault Ste Marie (CIU) is 499 miles (803 km, 434 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCE to CIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 SCE to CIU?
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