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CIC to NUQ: distance & flight time
Chico (Chico Municipal Airport) → Mountain View (Moffett Federal Airfield)
165 mi
265 km · 143 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
165 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- CIC — Chico Municipal Airport · Chico, United States
- NUQ — Moffett Federal Airfield · Mountain View, United States
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 NUQ
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIC from NUQ?
The flight distance from Chico (CIC) to Mountain View (NUQ) is 165 miles (265 km, 143 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIC to NUQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 cheapest way to fly from CIC to NUQ?
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