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EMT to CIC: distance & flight time
El Monte (San Gabriel Valley Airport) → Chico (Chico Municipal Airport)
447 mi
720 km · 389 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
447 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- EMT — San Gabriel Valley Airport · El Monte, United States
- CIC — Chico Municipal Airport · Chico, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EMT
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport24 mi away
- POC · Brackett Field14 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport20 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is EMT from CIC?
The flight distance from El Monte (EMT) to Chico (CIC) is 447 miles (720 km, 389 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMT to CIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 EMT to CIC?
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