Airports / Michigan / CIU
Chippewa County International Airport
KCIU / CIUKincheloe, MichiganELEV 800 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
43 nm
To the nearest alternate
Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN).
Overview
Located in Kincheloe, Michigan, Chippewa County International Airport (KCIU / CIU) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 800 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list CIU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN, 43 nm), Alpena County Regional Airport (APN, 79 nm), and Cherry Capital Airport (TVC, 102 nm).
Trip costs from CIU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Sault Sainte Marie and Sault Ste Marie. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CIU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KCIU
IATA
CIU
FAA / Local
CIU
Elevation
800 ft
Coordinates
46.2420° N · 84.4621° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs MI fields
state range 580–1,328 ft
At 800 ft, CIU sits higher than 63% of the 48 Michigan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 43nmPLNPellston Regional Airport of Emmet County AirportPellston
- 79nmAPNAlpena County Regional AirportAlpena
- 102nmTVCCherry Capital AirportTraverse City
- 114nmESCDelta County AirportEscanaba
- 122nmMQTMarquette/Sawyer International AirportGwinn
- 140nmMBLManistee County Blacker AirportManistee
Location
Open the full mapKCIU · Chippewa County International Airport · Kincheloe, MI
From the ramp
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