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ALE to CIC: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → Chico (Chico Municipal Airport)
1,212 mi
1,951 km · 1,053 nm
3h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,212 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
- CIC — Chico Municipal Airport · Chico, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Near CIC
- RBL · Red Bluff Municipal Airport32 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base51 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport51 mi away
- RDD · Redding Municipal Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALE from CIC?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to Chico (CIC) is 1,212 miles (1,951 km, 1,053 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to CIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 6m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ALE to CIC?
Nonstop service on ALE–CIC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ALE to CIC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ALE–CIC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ALE to CIC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ALE–CIC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.