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CIC to TIJ: distance & flight time
Chico (Chico Municipal Airport) → Tijuana (General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport)
570 mi
918 km · 496 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
570 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- TIJ — General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport · Tijuana, Mexico
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 TIJ
- SAN · San Diego International Airport18 mi away
- SDM · Brown Field Municipal Airport2 mi away
- NZY · North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field18 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field20 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIC from TIJ?
The flight distance from Chico (CIC) to Tijuana (TIJ) is 570 miles (918 km, 496 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIC to TIJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 TIJ?
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