KCIC · Chico Regional Airport

CHICO, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

240

Elevation ft

Runways

6,724

Longest ft · 13L/31R

39.80N

121.86W

Chico Regional Airport serves Chico, California at 240 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13L/31R, at 6,724 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13L/31R	6,724 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
13R/31L	3,000 × 60 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 240 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	240 ft	2,485 ft	2,135 ft	3,203 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,440 ft	2,719 ft	2,262 ft	3,393 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,640 ft	2,953 ft	2,389 ft	3,583 ft
35°C afternoon	2,698 ft	2,964 ft	2,395 ft	3,592 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13L/31R, 6,724 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,592 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KCIC is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOVE Oroville Municipal Airport	21 nm SE	6,020 ft
KRBL Red Bluff Municipal Airport	28 nm NW	5,431 ft
KO05 Rogers Field	41 nm NE	5,320 ft
KMYV Yuba County Airport	44 nm S	6,007 ft
KRDD Redding Municipal Airport	47 nm NW	7,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCIC

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KCIC, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KCIC or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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