Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SHN to CIC: distance & flight time
Shelton (Sanderson Field) → Chico (Chico Municipal Airport)
518 mi
834 km · 450 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
See live SHN→CIC fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
518 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m 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
- SHN — Sanderson Field · Shelton, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SHN
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport42 mi away
- OLM · Olympia Regional Airport22 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport25 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport27 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 SHN from CIC?
The flight distance from Shelton (SHN) to Chico (CIC) is 518 miles (834 km, 450 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHN to CIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 SHN to CIC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SHN–CIC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.