Chippewa County International
CIU · KCIU · Sault Ste Marie, Michigan · Chippewa County · map
Chippewa County International is a public-use airport owned by Chippewa County Econ Dev CORP, 15 miles south of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, 799 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 7,203 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 13 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 3,020 takeoffs and landings a year. About 26,251 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Chippewa County International?
Its FAA code is CIU, and its ICAO code is KCIU.
Where is Chippewa County International?
It is 15 miles south of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, 799 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Chippewa County International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 16/34, is 7,203 feet long.
Does Chippewa County International have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Chippewa County International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Chippewa County International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Detroit Metro Wayne County, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, Gerald R Ford International, Chicago O'Hare International, Chippewa County International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Chippewa County International?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Lake Superior State University and Mooney Flyers INC. Compare them
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Chippewa County International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CIU · ICAO KCIU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Chippewa County Econ Dev CORP
- Elevation
- 799 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Lake Huron sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 7,203 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 5,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 34: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 10: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 57 ft high 1,900 ft from the end
- Runway 28: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 51 ft high 1,800 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Chippewa and rco | 122.6 | Chippewa |
| Ciu and aWOS-3PT | 127.575 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 906-495-1156.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Sault Ste Marie Muni/Sanderson Field (14 nm north), Mackinac County (24 nm southwest), Cheboygan County (36 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 16; runway end identifier lights runway 34, 10, and 28; PAPI runway 16, 34, 10, and 28; high-intensity runway lights runway 16/34; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency. Runway end identifier lights and PAPI runway 34 operates continuously DEC-MAR; PAPI runway 10 and 28 operates continuously drg daylight hours.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess left of centerline.
- Cntr 150 feet is asphalt, rmng outside edges are concrete.
- Exp snow removal act daily DEC-MAR.
- Vehicle testing inpr drg winter months on sections of closed/abndd parl taxiway, southeast of approach end runway 34. Area may be plowed to bare surface but unavailable for arrival or departure.
- Ficons unmon 9:00 pm to 7:00 am.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,034 departures from CIU in those twelve months, carrying 28,816 passengers in 39,839 seats (72% filled), to 10 destinations on 3 airlines.
All 10 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 10 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 3,020, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,400 |
| air taxi and commuter | 1,100 |
| general aviation, travelling | 300 |
| general aviation, local | 200 |
| military | 20 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Sault Ste Marie from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan: 1 piston single, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Lake Superior State University 4 aircraft · Sault Sainte Marie, 14 miles away
- Mooney Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Sault Sainte Marie, 14 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Sault Ste Marie 2 aircraft · 1 piston singles, 1 drones
- Lake Superior State University 4 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Mooney Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 341 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 330 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Gerald R Ford International (GRR) 237 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 104 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Chippewa County International (CIU) 12 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County (PLN) 5 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- General Mitchell International (MKE) 2 flights in twelve months · Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp
- Bemidji Regional (BJI) 1 flights in twelve months · Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,224 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CIU.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.