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Airport · 12 months to July 2026
Chippewa County International: delays and on-time record
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live airport status.
Chippewa County International (CIU) in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan had 822 scheduled domestic departures by reporting carriers in the 12 months to July 2026, about 2 a day, on 3 routes.
75.1% of those flights left the gate less than 15 minutes late, 1.0 points below the national departure figure of 76.1%. Flights arriving at CIU were on time 71.2% of the time, 4.8 points below the national arrival figure of 76.0%.
6.0% of scheduled departures were cancelled (national: 1.8%), and the average departure delay, counting early and on-time departures as zero, was 25.6 min.
SkyWest Airlines is the largest reporting carrier at CIU with 100% of departures.
On-time departures are down 3.3 points on the previous 12 months (78.4%).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category for flights leaving CIU, air carrier 56%, extreme weather 32% and national aviation system 7%.
- On time 73.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.1%
- Cancelled 6.0%
- Diverted 0.2%
As origin and as destination, against the nation
| Measure | Departures from CIU | Arrivals at CIU | All reported flights | CIU departures, previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time (less than 15 min late) | 75.1% | 74.5% | 76.1% | 78.4% |
| Arrived on time | 73.7% | 71.2% | 76.0% | 75.0% |
| Cancelled | 6.0% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Diverted | 0.2% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 25.6 min | 23.8 min | 17.4 min | 22.6 min |
| Arrival delay minutes per 100 flights | 2,419 | 2,286 | 1,684 | 2,360 |
| Scheduled flights | 822 | 822 | 7,043,858 | 804 |
12 months to July 2026. The first column follows flights that left CIU; the second follows flights that landed there. Year on year, on-time departures moved −3.3 pts.
Airlines at CIU
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 822 | 100% | 73.7% | 13.3 min | 6.0% |
Departures from CIU by reporting carrier, ordered by flights; on time means the flight reached its destination less than 15 minutes late. Green is at or above the airport's overall share of 73.7%. Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the rows are not a like-for-like test.
Busiest routes from CIU
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIU–DTW | Sault Ste. Marie to Detroit | 363 | 78.5% | 3.2 min | 6.3% |
| CIU–MSP | Sault Ste. Marie to Minneapolis | 348 | 74.4% | 19.8 min | 6.0% |
| CIU–ORD | Sault Ste. Marie to Chicago | 111 | 55.9% | 26.1 min | 4.5% |
Routes with at least 10 flights a month have their own page.
Month by month
By scheduled departure hour
Among hours with at least 30 departures, 1 pm to 2 pm had the highest on-time share (91.8% of 61 flights) and 7 am to 8 am the lowest (68.3% of 208).
Delay causes
Cancellations by reported reason (49 in the period): air carrier 0%, weather 96%, national aviation system 4%, security 0%.
Checkpoint volumes
TSA publishes daily checkpoint passenger counts for the country as a whole, not for CIU on its own. The national series through September 2026 is on the checkpoint volumes page.
Questions and answers
How often do flights leave CIU on time?
75.1% of the 822 scheduled domestic departures in the 12 months to July 2026 left less than 15 minutes late; the national figure was 76.1%. 6.0% were cancelled.
How often do flights arrive at CIU on time?
71.2% of 822 scheduled arrivals were on time by the BTS definition, against 76.0% nationally.
Which airline has the highest on-time share at CIU?
Only one reporting carrier has enough departures here to report a share.
What causes delays at CIU?
For departures from CIU that reached their destination 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: air carrier 56%, extreme weather 32%, national aviation system 7%, late-arriving aircraft 6%, security 0%.
What time of day has the highest on-time share at CIU?
Departures scheduled from 1 pm to 2 pm local time left on time 91.8% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare; 7 am to 8 am was lowest at 68.3%.
Is it getting better?
On-time departures for the 12 months to July 2026 were 75.1%, down 3.3 points on the previous 12 months (78.4%). The monthly chart shows each of the last 36 months, and each month has its own page.
Does this page show today's delays at CIU?
No. BTS publishes on-time records about two months after the month ends, so this page is a monthly history through July 2026. For live conditions use the FAA airport status service or your airline.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026; airport name from the BTS airport lookup table. US government works in the public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers only: international flights, charters and smaller carriers are not in the source. Totals and averages only; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.