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CIC to YAL: distance & flight time
Chico (Chico Municipal Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
784 mi
1,262 km · 682 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
784 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, Canada
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 YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIC from YAL?
The flight distance from Chico (CIC) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 784 miles (1,262 km, 682 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIC to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m 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 YAL?
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