Nonstop flight route between Molde, Norway and Chico, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(62°44'40"N by 7°15'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°47'43"N by 121°51'29"W)
Distance from MOL to CIC:
4,815.64 miles (7,750.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Molde Airport, Årø (MOL), Molde, Norway and Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), Chico, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,816 miles (or 7,750 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 large distance between Molde Airport, Årø and Chico Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Molde Airport, Årø and Chico Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOL / ENML |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Molde, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°44'40"N by 7°15'45"E |
| Area Served: | Molde, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOL |
| More Information: | MOL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIC / KCIC |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Molde Airport, Årø (MOL):
- Molde Airport, Årø handled 436,471 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Molde Airport, Årø", another name for MOL is "Molde lufthavn, Årø".
- Molde Airport, Årø is located in the town of Molde in Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
- Because of Molde Airport, Årø's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Molde Airport, Årø 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.
- Molde Airport, Årø (MOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 10 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Molde Airport, Årø (MOL) is Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NE of MOL.
- The furthest airport from Molde Airport, Årø (MOL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,120 miles (17,896 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Chico Municipal Airport (CIC):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSE of CIC.
- Chico is now only served by SkyWest Airlines operating as United Express with Embraer EMB-120 turboprops nonstop to San Francisco.
- The new command brought in pilots who had completed their basic and advanced training and received commissions prior to coming to Chico.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Chico Municipal Airport", another name for CIC is "Chico Army Airfield".
- Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) has 2 runways.
- Chico Army Air Field was deactivated on December 31, 1945.
- Pacific Express was based in Chico.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.95 miles (49.81 km) NE | Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU) | Kristiansund, Norway |     |
| 2 | 38.39 miles (61.79 km) WSW | Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) | Aalesund, Norway | |
| 3 | 54.47 miles (87.66 km) SW | Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV) | Ørsta / Volda / Hovden, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | |
| 4 | 73.32 miles (117.99 km) SSW | Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) | Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway | |
| 5 | 105.45 miles (169.71 km) SSW | Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) | Førde / Bringeland, Norway | |
| 6 | 107.92 miles (173.67 km) SW | Florø Airport (FRO) | Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway | |
| 7 | 109.76 miles (176.64 km) S | Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG) | Sogndal, Norway | |
| 8 | 124.58 miles (200.50 km) ENE | Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway | |
| 9 | 129.94 miles (209.12 km) E | Røros Airport (RRS) | Røros, Norway | |
| 10 | 136.46 miles (219.61 km) SSE | Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB) | Fagernes, Norway | |
| 11 | 147.09 miles (236.72 km) SSE | Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL) | Gol, Norway | |
| 12 | 178.55 miles (287.35 km) NE | Namsos Airport (OSY) | Namsos, Norway | |
| 13 | 182.09 miles (293.05 km) SE | Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR) | Hamar, Norway | |
| 14 | 182.24 miles (293.28 km) SSW | Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) | Bergen, Norway | |
| 15 | 186.93 miles (300.84 km) NE | Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK) | Rørvik, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,120.07 miles (17,895.97 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,113.73 miles (17,885.77 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,096.27 miles (17,857.66 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,088.20 miles (17,844.69 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,051.89 miles (17,786.25 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,034.85 miles (17,758.82 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,011.57 miles (17,721.36 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,010.18 miles (17,719.13 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,001.40 miles (17,704.99 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,995.68 miles (17,695.78 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,980.97 miles (17,672.11 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,971.71 miles (17,657.20 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,966.20 miles (17,648.35 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,957.37 miles (17,634.13 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,935.65 miles (17,599.19 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.69 miles (39.73 km) SSE | Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) | Oroville, California, United States | |
| 2 | 27.15 miles (43.70 km) SW | Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) | Willows, California, United States | |
| 3 | 32.23 miles (51.86 km) NW | Red Bluff Municipal Airport (RBL) | Red Bluff, California, United States | |
| 4 | 50.59 miles (81.42 km) SSE | Yuba County Airport (MYV) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 5 | 50.80 miles (81.76 km) SSE | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 6 | 54.39 miles (87.54 km) NNW | Redding Municipal AirportRedding Army Airfield (RDD) | Redding, California, United States | |
| 7 | 70.98 miles (114.23 km) ESE | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 8 | 71.37 miles (114.86 km) SE | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States | |
| 9 | 77.32 miles (124.43 km) S | Sacramento International Airport (SMF) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 10 | 78.90 miles (126.98 km) ENE | Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) | Susanville, California, United States | |
| 11 | 81.66 miles (131.43 km) SSE | Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 12 | 85.25 miles (137.20 km) WSW | Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI) | Ukiah, California, United States | |
| 13 | 90.76 miles (146.07 km) SSE | Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 14 | 90.88 miles (146.26 km) SSE | Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 15 | 94.72 miles (152.43 km) SE | Placerville Airport (PVF) | Placerville, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,228.62 miles (18,070.67 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,150.39 miles (17,944.76 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,135.58 miles (17,920.93 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 11,121.40 miles (17,898.11 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,098.51 miles (17,861.28 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,028.49 miles (17,748.59 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,018.09 miles (17,731.85 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 8 | 11,011.91 miles (17,721.91 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,935.02 miles (17,598.16 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,928.29 miles (17,587.33 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,917.60 miles (17,570.14 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,853.00 miles (17,466.16 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,849.90 miles (17,461.18 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,848.72 miles (17,459.27 km) SSE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,830.06 miles (17,429.25 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |