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CIC to SQL: distance & flight time
Chico (Chico Municipal Airport) → San Carlos (San Carlos Airport)
159 mi
256 km · 138 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
159 miles nonstop takes roughly 53m 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
- SQL — San Carlos Airport · San Carlos, 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 SQL
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County8 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport12 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIC from SQL?
The flight distance from Chico (CIC) to San Carlos (SQL) is 159 miles (256 km, 138 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIC to SQL?
A nonstop flight takes about 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 cheapest way to fly from CIC to SQL?
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