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YPL to CIC: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Chico (Chico Municipal Airport)
1,710 mi
2,751 km · 1,486 nm
3h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,710 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 49m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, 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 YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 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 YPL from CIC?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Chico (CIC) is 1,710 miles (2,751 km, 1,486 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to CIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 49m 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 YPL to CIC?
Nonstop service on YPL–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 3h 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pickle Lake and Chico?
Chico is 2 hours behind Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to CIC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YPL–CIC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YPL to CIC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YPL–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.