Chippewa County International Airport

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Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)
IATA: CIU - ICAO: KCIU
Summary
Airport type		public
Operator		Chippewa County
Serves		Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Elevation AMSL		800 ft (244 m)
Coordinates		46°15′02.7″N, 84°28′20.6″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
16/34	7,201	2,195	Concrete
9/27	5,000	1,524	Asphalt

Chippewa County International Airport (IATA: CIU, ICAO: KCIU) is a U.S. public airport located several miles south of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is the former Kincheloe Air Force Base. The airport opened a new passenger terminal in September, 2002. The airport is used mostly for general aviation but is served by one commercial airline. UNICOM is utilized as a common traffic advisory frequency,UNICOM is feq: 123.00 ,since the original USAF air traffic control tower is unmanned and non-operational. Runway 16/34 has a displaced threshold and was originally 12,000 feet in length in order to accommodate B-52 and KC-135 aircraft when the airport was an operational Strategic Air Command base. However, 4800 feet of the runway has not been maintained and is no longer suitable for takeoffs or landings.

[edit] Airline

• Northwest Airlines
  • Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Alpena, Detroit)

[edit] External links

• Chippewa County International Airport Homepage
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KCIU
  • ASN accident history for CIU
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCIU
  • FAA current CIU delay information