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PAO to CIC: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Chico (Chico Municipal Airport)
162 mi
261 km · 141 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
162 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
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, 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 PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 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 PAO from CIC?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Chico (CIC) is 162 miles (261 km, 141 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO 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 PAO to CIC?
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