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NUQ to CIC: distance & flight time
Mountain View (Moffett Federal Airfield) → Chico (Chico Municipal Airport)
165 mi
265 km · 143 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
165 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m 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
- NUQ — Moffett Federal Airfield · Mountain View, 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 NUQ
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 NUQ from CIC?
The flight distance from Mountain View (NUQ) to Chico (CIC) is 165 miles (265 km, 143 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NUQ to CIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 NUQ to CIC?
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