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WDR to CIU: distance & flight time
Winder (Barrow County Airport) → Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport)
849 mi
1,366 km · 737 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
849 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m 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
- WDR — Barrow County Airport · Winder, 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 WDR
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport50 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field17 mi away
- AHN · Athens Ben Epps Airport20 mi away
- GVL · Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport22 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 WDR from CIU?
The flight distance from Winder (WDR) to Sault Ste Marie (CIU) is 849 miles (1,366 km, 737 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WDR to CIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m 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 WDR to CIU?
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