Nonstop flight route between Big Piney, Wyoming, United States and Chico, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Miley Memorial Field (BPI), Big Piney, Wyoming, United States and Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), Chico, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 640 miles (or 1,030 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Miley Memorial Field and Chico Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPI / KBPI |
| Airport Name: | Miley Memorial Field |
| Location: | Big Piney, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°35'6"N by 110°6'39"W |
| Area Served: | Big Piney / Marbleton, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Big Piney-Marbleton Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6990 feet (2,131 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BPI |
| More Information: | BPI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIC / KCIC |
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| Location: | Chico, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°47'43"N by 121°51'29"W |
| Area Served: | Chico, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Chico |
| Airport Type: | City of Chico |
| Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIC |
| More Information: | CIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Miley Memorial Field (BPI):
- Miley Memorial Field (BPI) has 2 runways.
- Because of Miley Memorial Field's high elevation of 6,990 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BPI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BPI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Miley Memorial Field (BPI) is Ralph Wenz Field (PWY), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NE of BPI.
- The furthest airport from Miley Memorial Field (BPI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,814 miles (17,404 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Chico Municipal Airport (CIC):
- The Chico missile complex had two accidents in 1962.
- The furthest airport from Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,229 miles (18,071 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Chico Municipal Airport", another name for CIC is "Chico Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSE of CIC.
- Because of Chico Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Chico Municipal Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- On 30 January 1959 the Air Force announced plans to conduct surveys in the vicinity of Beale Air Force Base to determine the feasibility for missile bases.
- Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) has 2 runways.
- Pacific Express was based in Chico.
- Chico Army Airfield was under the command of the 10th Army Air Force Base Unit, AAF West Coast Training Center, Army Air Forces Training Command.
