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INS to CIC: distance & flight time
Indian Springs (Creech Air Force Base) → Chico (Chico Municipal Airport)
402 mi
647 km · 350 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
402 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- INS — Creech Air Force Base · Indian Springs, 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 INS
- LAS · McCarran International Airport45 mi away
- DRA · Desert Rock Airport20 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport37 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base43 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 INS from CIC?
The flight distance from Indian Springs (INS) to Chico (CIC) is 402 miles (647 km, 350 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from INS to CIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 INS to CIC?
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