Nonstop flight route between Saratoga, Wyoming, United States and Chico, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shively Field (SAA), Saratoga, Wyoming, United States and Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), Chico, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 796 miles (or 1,280 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 Shively 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: | SAA / KSAA |
Airport Name: | Shively Field |
Location: | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°26'40"N by 106°49'24"W |
Area Served: | Saratoga, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Saratoga |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7012 feet (2,137 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAA |
More Information: | SAA 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 Shively Field (SAA):
- Because of Shively Field's high elevation of 7,012 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SAA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SAA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Shively Field (SAA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Shively Field (SAA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,831 miles (17,431 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Shively Field (SAA) is Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of SAA.
Facts about Chico Municipal Airport (CIC):
- Southwest Airways and its successors including Pacific Air Lines, Air West and Hughes Airwest were the only airline serving Chico from 1947 until June 1979.
- Chico is now only served by SkyWest Airlines operating as United Express with Embraer EMB-120 turboprops nonstop to San Francisco.
- 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".
- 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.
- Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSE of CIC.
- Pacific Express was based in Chico.
- On 15 April 1942 the first cadre of permanent troops who managed the field moved in.
- The Chico missile complex had two accidents in 1962.