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YCG to CIC: distance & flight time
Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport) → Chico (Chico Municipal Airport)
688 mi
1,108 km · 598 nm
1h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
688 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 58m 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
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada
- 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 YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 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 YCG from CIC?
The flight distance from Castlegar (YCG) to Chico (CIC) is 688 miles (1,108 km, 598 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCG to CIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 58m 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 YCG to CIC?
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