# Distance from Abidjan (ABJ) to Sault Ste Marie (CIU)

> 8,858 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,858 km / 5,504 mi / 4,783 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 93° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 03:35 in Abidjan, it's 23:35 in Sault Ste Marie)
- **Elevation difference**: 778 ft (CIU is higher than ABJ)

## Airports

### [Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/abj-abidjan-port-bouet-airport/1ef266de-b735-630a-a27d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- ICAO: DIAP
- Timezone: Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates: 5.260000, -3.930000
- Elevation: 21 ft

### [Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ciu-sault-ste-marie-chippewa-county-international-airport/1ef266df-13f0-687e-a374-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sault Ste Marie, United States
- ICAO: KCIU
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 46.250000, -84.470000
- Elevation: 799 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:35 in Abidjan, it's 23:35 in Sault Ste Marie.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/abj-abidjan-port-bouet-airport/1ef266de-b735-630a-a27d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ciu-sault-ste-marie-chippewa-county-international-airport/1ef266df-13f0-687e-a374-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)