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CIC to RUG: distance & flight time
Chico (Chico Municipal Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,059 mi
9,751 km · 5,265 nm
12h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,059 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 21m 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
- CIC — Chico Municipal Airport · Chico, United States
- RUG — Rugao Air Base · Rugao, China
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 RUG
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport48 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport50 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport53 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIC from RUG?
The flight distance from Chico (CIC) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,059 miles (9,751 km, 5,265 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIC to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 21m 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 RUG?
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