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CIC to LID: distance & flight time
Chico (Chico Municipal Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
5,313 mi
8,551 km · 4,617 nm
10h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,313 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 53m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CIC — Chico Municipal Airport · Chico, United States
- LID — Valkenburg Naval Air Base · Valkenburg, Netherlands
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near LID
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol18 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport14 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base36 mi away
- GLZ · Gilze Rijen Air Base47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIC from LID?
The flight distance from Chico (CIC) to Valkenburg (LID) is 5,313 miles (8,551 km, 4,617 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIC to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 53m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Chico and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 9 hours ahead of Chico.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIC to LID?
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