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CIC to TVL: distance & flight time
Chico (Chico Municipal Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
117 mi
189 km · 102 nm
47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
117 miles nonstop takes roughly 47m 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
- TVL — Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 TVL
- TKF · Truckee Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport44 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport74 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIC from TVL?
The flight distance from Chico (CIC) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 117 miles (189 km, 102 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIC to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 47m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CIC to TVL?
Nonstop service on CIC–TVL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 47m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIC to TVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CIC–TVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CIC to TVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CIC–TVL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.