CircumFlightKCIU CHIPPEWA COUNTY INTL
Sault Ste Marie, MI · FAA identifier CIU · Accident history (NTSB)
084°28′20.6″W
Conditions
Category: MVFR Wind: 260° at 4 kt Visibility: 10 sm Temp/Dewpoint: 4°C / 3°C Altimeter: 29.82" Hg Sky: 1,900 ft - OVC
Category: VFR Wind: 130° at 4 kt Visibility: more than 6 sm Weather: KCIU 112330Z VCSH Sky: 4,000 ft - OVC
Category: MVFR Wind: 070° at 5 kt Visibility: 6 sm Weather: -SHRA BR Sky: 1,800 ft - OVC
Category: IFR Wind: 050° at 6 kt Visibility: more than 6 sm Weather: VCSH Sky: 900 ft - OVC
Category: MVFR Wind: 030° at 8 kt gust 15 kt Visibility: more than 6 sm Sky: 1,500 ft - OVC
Category: MVFR Wind: 020° at 9 kt Visibility: more than 6 sm Sky: 2,400 ft - BKN
Category: VFR Wind: 360° at 9 kt gust 15 kt Visibility: more than 6 sm Sky: 4,000 ft - BKN
Runways
Frequencies
All frequencies (4)
| Use | Frequency | Sector | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.000 | ||
| UNICOM | 123.000 | ||
| AWOS-3PT | 127.575 | ||
| GRB RCO | 122.6 |
Procedures and charts
Charts open from the FAA's digital Terminal Procedures Publication, cycle 2612, effective 11/26/2026 12:00:00 AM to 12/24/2026 12:00:00 AM. Not for navigation; check the cycle before flight.
NOTAMs
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Release queue
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Arrivals and departures
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Flights seen in the last five minutes, as of 0504Z. A departure at a gate has its departure clearance and has not yet moved; a place marked (est.) is the nearest stand to the aircraft's last surface position. Derived by CircumFlight from air traffic management feeds; not FAA data and not for operational use. Times are estimates from distance and ground speed. Aircraft whose owners have asked the FAA to limit the display of their flights are not shown.
Statistics
Grants
| FY | Grants | Awarded | AIP | Other programs | Share of US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | $4,759,500 | $4,759,500 | — | 0.14% |
| 2012 | 1 | $300,200 | $300,200 | — | 0.01% |
| 2013 | 1 | $179,550 | $179,550 | — | 0.01% |
| 2014 | 2 | $4,867,318 | $4,867,318 | — | 0.15% |
| 2015 | 1 | $71,250 | $71,250 | — | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 1 | $914,049 | $914,049 | — | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 1 | $689,269 | $689,269 | — | 0.02% |
| 2018 | 1 | $1,472,958 | $1,472,958 | — | 0.04% |
| 2019 | 1 | $93,508 | $93,508 | — | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 1 | $2,968,071 | $2,819,668 | $148,403 | 0.06% |
| 2021 | 5 | $8,001,289 | $5,574,158 | $2,427,131 | 0.08% |
| 2022 | 3 | $1,272,625 | $841,767 | $430,858 | 0.02% |
| 2023 | 1 | $1,526,054 | $1,526,054 | — | 0.02% |
| 2024 | 3 | $1,483,731 | $582,516 | $901,215 | 0.02% |
| 2025 | 2 | $3,124,959 | $1,153,171 | $1,971,788 | 0.03% |
Other programs: pandemic relief (CARES, CRRSA, ARPA), the infrastructure law (AIG, ATRM, FCT) and ARRA. US $ / op is that fiscal year's awards to towered fields divided by those fields' operations, so it compares like with like; Share of US is this field's awards against every award in the FAA's report for the year.
| Category | Grants | Awarded | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runways | 12 | $12,396,622 | 39% | |
| Terminals | 5 | $8,994,624 | 28% | |
| Snow removal and equipment | 3 | $2,527,614 | 8.0% | |
| Pandemic relief | 4 | $2,154,650 | 6.8% | |
| Safety and security | 1 | $2,109,000 | 6.6% | |
| Lighting, signs and navaids | 3 | $1,480,819 | 4.7% | |
| Buildings, roads and utilities | 2 | $1,428,876 | 4.5% | |
| Aprons | 1 | $582,516 | 1.8% | |
| Taxiways | 1 | $49,610 | 0.16% |
Categories are read from the FAA's project wording by CircumFlight's rules (noise mitigation first, then the pandemic programs, terminals, runways, taxiways, aprons, lighting and navaids, safety and security, snow removal and equipment, land, planning, buildings and roads). A grant that lists several projects is counted under its largest line item here and shown under it below; a line item with several projects takes the first one named.
| FY | Grant | Category | Amount | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-26-0139-055-2025 2025-07-24 |
Terminals | $1,971,788 | Construct/Expand Terminal Parking Lot, Rehabilitate Terminal Access Road, Rehabilitate Terminal Parking Lot |
| 2025 | 3-26-0139-056-2025 2025-08-12 |
Lighting, signs and navaids | $1,153,171 | Reconstruct Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicle, Reconstruct Airfield Signage/Markings |
| 2024 | 3-26-0139-052-2024 2024-07-17 |
Aprons | $582,516 | Reseal Apron Pavement, Reseal Apron Pavement |
| 2024 | 3-26-0139-053-2024 2024-04-18 |
Buildings, roads and utilities | $155,876 | Construct or Improve Parking Lot, Construct or Improve Parking Lot, Rehabilitate Access Road |
| 2024 | 3-26-0139-054-2024 2024-07-18 |
Terminals | $745,339 | Improve/Modify/Rehabilitate Terminal Building |
| 2023 | 3-26-0139-051-2023 2023-04-03 |
Runways | $1,526,054 | Rehabilitate Taxiway, Seal Runway Pavement Surface/Pavement Joints, Seal Runway Pavement Surface/Pavement Joints, Seal Taxiway Pavement Surface/Pavement Joints, Seal Taxiway Pavement Surface/Pavement Joints, Seal Taxiway Pavement Surface/Pavement Joints, Seal Taxiway Pavement Surface/Pavement Joints |
| 2022 | 3-26-0139-048-2022 2022-05-27 |
Runways | $841,767 | Rehabilitate Runway |
| 2022 | 3-26-0139-049-2022 2022-02-08 |
Pandemic relief | $20,895 | Small Concessions |
| 2022 | 3-26-0139-050-2022 2022-09-19 |
Terminals | $409,963 | Reconstruct Terminal Building |
| 2021 | 3-26-0139-043-2021 2021-05-28 |
Terminals | $596,491 $567K AIP |
Reconstruct Terminal Building,Rehabilitate Runway,Rehabilitate Runway Lighting |
| 2021 | 3-26-0139-044-2021 2021-04-19 |
Pandemic relief | $1,008,321 | CRRSA Act Funds |
| 2021 | 3-26-0139-045-2021 2021-06-04 |
Pandemic relief | $5,224 | CRRSA Act Concessions |
| 2021 | 3-26-0139-046-2021 2021-08-10 |
Terminals | $5,271,043 $5.0M AIP |
Expand Terminal Building,Reconstruct Terminal Building |
| 2021 | 3-26-0139-047-2021 2021-08-02 |
Pandemic relief | $1,120,210 | General ARPA |
| 2020 | seq. 41 | Runways | $2,968,071 $2.8M AIP |
Seal Runway Pavement Surface/Pavement Joints; Rehabilitate Runway; Install Runway Vertical/Visual Guidance System; Reconstruct Airport Beacon; Seal Taxiway Pavement Surface/Pavement Joints |
| 2019 | 3-26-0139-040-2019 | Runways | $93,508 | Rehabilitate Runway; Install Airport Beacons |
| 2018 | seq. 039 | Snow removal and equipment | $1,472,958 | Rehabilitate Runway - Pavement Marking; Acquire Snow Removal Equipment; Acquire Snow Removal Equipment - Front end loader with blower |
| 2017 | seq. 38 | Runways | $689,269 | Conduct Miscellaneous Study, Install Runway Lighting - 10/28, Install Taxiway Lighting, Rehabilitate Runway - 16/34 |
| 2016 | seq. 37 | Runways | $914,049 | Acquire Snow Removal Equipment, Install Runway Lighting - 10/28, Install Taxiway Lighting, Rehabilitate Runway - 10/28, Rehabilitate Runway - 16/34, Rehabilitate Taxiway [B], Rehabilitate Taxiway [E] |
| 2015 | seq. 36 | Snow removal and equipment | $71,250 | Acquire Snow Removal Equipment |
| 2014 | seq. 34 | Runways | $3,384,368 | Rehabilitate Runway - 16/34 |
| 2014 | seq. 35 | Runways | $1,482,950 | Rehabilitate Runway - 16/34 |
| 2013 | seq. 33 | Runways | $179,550 | Rehabilitate Runway 16/34, Security Enhancements |
| 2012 | seq. 32 | Runways | $300,200 | Rehabilitate Runway [Crack Seal and Mark Airside Pavements] - 09/27, Rehabilitate Runway [Crack Seal and Mark Airside Pavements; emergency pavement repair] - 16/34, Rehabilitate Taxiway [Shoulder - Design] |
| 2010 | seq. 28 | Runways | $272,650 | Improve Airport Miscellaneous Improvements [Pavement Marking and Crack Sealing], Install Airfield Guidance Signs [Runway 16/34] |
| 2010 | seq. 29 | Buildings, roads and utilities | $1,273,000 | Rehabilitate Building [Hangar #151] |
| 2010 | seq. 30 | Safety and security | $2,109,000 | Rehabilitate Building [Existing SRE/ARFF Building #422], Rehabilitate Building [Hangar #151 Phase II] |
| 2010 | seq. 31 | Snow removal and equipment | $1,104,850 | Acquire Snow Removal Equipment [Sweeper Truck w/Blower Attachment], Expand Snow Removal Equipment Building [Construction] |
From the FAA's Airport Improvement Program grant history reports, FY2010–FY2025 (federal fiscal years, October to September), as the FAA published them. Every program in those reports is counted: from FY2020 they include CARES, CRRSA and ARPA relief, and from FY2021 the infrastructure law's AIG, terminal (ATRM) and contract tower (FCT) grants, so a total here is not AIP alone; the AIP share is shown separately. Tower operations are the FAA's ATADS counts for towered fields, calendar years 2010 to 2024; a field without a tower has no counts, and a year's dollars per operation divide a fiscal year's awards by the same-numbered calendar year's count. Grants to state block programs, system plans and proposed airports carry no airport identifier and are not shown on airport pages. Ranks count airports with at least one award in these years. Figures are as published and may be revised by the FAA; this is not FAA analysis. Sources: FAA AIP grant histories, FAA ATADS airport operations. What a sponsor agrees to in accepting a grant: FAA grant assurances.
Nearby airports
| Airport | Name | Distance | Bearing | Conditions | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5Y1 | ALBERT J LINDBERG | 13.1 nm | 170° S | — | |
| CYAM | SAULT STE MARIE | 14.1 nm | 354° N | MVFR | VRB 2 kt |
| KANJ | SAULT STE MARIE MUNI/SANDERSON FLD | 14.4 nm | 017° N | IFR | 150° 3 kt |
| MI8 | SAULT STE MARIE INTL | 15.7 nm | 027° NE | — | |
| CPF2 | BAR RIVER | 18.8 nm | 057° NE | — | |
| KMCD | MACKINAC ISLAND | 24.2 nm | 197° S | IFR | 360° 8 kt |
| 83D | MACKINAC COUNTY | 24.2 nm | 207° SW | — | |
| 6Y1 | BOIS BLANC ISLAND | 29.1 nm | 183° S | — | |
| D22 | YACHT HAVEN | 32.9 nm | 114° SE | — | |
| KDRM | DRUMMOND ISLAND | 33.6 nm | 115° SE | MVFR | Calm |
| MI4 | LAPOINT | 34.9 nm | 111° E | — | |
| KSLH | CHEBOYGAN COUNTY | 35.9 nm | 183° S | MVFR | 320° 4 kt |
Distances are great-circle from the airport reference point; bearings and winds are true. Conditions are each field's own METAR from the last two hours; a dash means it has none.