Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	CIU
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	84°28'20.5830" W / 46°15'2.7060" N -84.472384 / 46.250752 (Estimated)
Elevation	799.30 ft / 243.63 m (Surveyed)
Land	1850 acres
From nearest city	15 nautical miles S of Sault Ste Marie, MI
Location	Chippewa County, MI
Magnetic Variation	07W (2015)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	CHIPPEWA COUNTY ECON DEV CORP
Address	5019 W AIRPORT DR KINCHELOE, MI 49788-1643
Phone number	906-495-5631
Manager	TAMI L BESEAU
Address	5019 W AIRPORT DR KINCHELOE, MI 49788-1643
Phone number	906-495-5631

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	LAKE HURON
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Traffic Pattern Alt	800 ft
Responsible ARTCC	ZYZ - TORONTO
Tie-in FSS	GRB - GREEN BAY
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	CIU (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date	1977/04

Airport Communications

CTAF	123.0 MHz
UNICOM	123.0 MHz
AWOS-3PT	CIU (906-495-1156)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions	5001 x 75 ft (1524 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	Medium

	10	28
Alignment	90°	270°
Physical elevation	791.60 ft	799.30 ft
Coordinates	46.254996 / -84.484296	46.255005 / -84.464529
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left *PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Runway 16/34

Dimensions	7203 x 150 ft (2195 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH-CONC (FAIR)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	16	34
Alignment	150°	330°
Physical elevation	798.50 ft	793.40 ft
Coordinates	46.256353 / -84.478095	46.239249 / -84.463859
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Fair Condition	Precision instrument , Fair Condition
ILS type	ILS
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
Approach light	MALSR
Runway end lights	No	Yes
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
CI	NDB	KOLOE		400.00	07W	5.7 nm
SSM	VOR/DME	SAULT STE MARIE	59X	112.20	04W	11.7 nm
PLN	VORTAC	PELLSTON	55X	111.80	06W	38.1 nm

Remarks

• BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
• EXP SNOW REMOVAL ACT DLY DEC-MAR.
• VEHICLE TESTING INPR DRG WINTER MONTHS ON SECTIONS OF CLSD/ABNDD PARL TWY, SE OF APCH END RWY 34. AREA MAY BE PLOWED TO BARE SFC BUT UNAVBL FOR ARR OR DEP.
• FICONS UNMON 2100-0700.
• FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.