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SMD to CIU: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport)
355 mi
571 km · 308 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
355 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SMD — Smith Field · Fort Wayne IN, 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 SMD
- FWA · Fort Wayne International Airport12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport34 mi away
- EKI · Elkhart Municipal Airport59 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base62 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 SMD from CIU?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Sault Ste Marie (CIU) is 355 miles (571 km, 308 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to CIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 SMD to CIU?
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