AirportsChippewa County International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kincheloe, in Michigan, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CIU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CIU
- ICAO code
- KCIU
- City
- Kincheloe
- State or region
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.2420° N, 84.4621° W
- Elevation
- 244 m (800 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,195 m (7,203 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CIU means Chippewa County International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KCIU. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.2420° N, 84.4621° W. It stands 244 metres (800 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Sault Ste. Marie, about 32 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Toronto, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chippewa County International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,195 metres (7,203 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 313.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,195 m 7,203 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 09/27 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sault Ste Marie AirportSault Ste Marie, Canada | YAM | 27 km |
| Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County AirportPellston | PLN | 79 km |
| Alpena County Regional AirportAlpena | APN | 147 km |
| Cherry Capital AirportTraverse City | TVC | 188 km |
| Delta County AirportEscanaba | ESC | 211 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,493 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,401 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,095 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,827 km | 7 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,062 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,163 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,659 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,900 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,194 km | 18 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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