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RBL to CIC: distance & flight time
Red Bluff (Red Bluff Municipal Airport) → Chico (Chico Municipal Airport)
32 mi
52 km · 28 nm
33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
32 miles nonstop takes roughly 33m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- RBL — Red Bluff Municipal Airport · Red Bluff, 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 RBL
- RDD · Redding Municipal Airport25 mi away
- CIC · Chico Municipal Airport32 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport81 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base82 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 RBL from CIC?
The flight distance from Red Bluff (RBL) to Chico (CIC) is 32 miles (52 km, 28 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RBL to CIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RBL to CIC?
Nonstop service on RBL–CIC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RBL to CIC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RBL–CIC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RBL to CIC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RBL–CIC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.