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SEA to CIC: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Chico (Chico Municipal Airport)
529 mi
852 km · 460 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
529 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, 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 SEA
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- BFI · Boeing Field King County International Airport6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport18 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport21 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 SEA from CIC?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Chico (CIC) is 529 miles (852 km, 460 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to CIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 SEA to CIC?
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