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BES to CIT: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
3,468 mi
5,581 km · 3,014 nm
7h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,468 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 16m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- CIT — Shymkent Airport · Chimkent, Kazakhstan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Near CIT
- TAS · Tashkent International Airport77 mi away
- DMB · Taraz Airport99 mi away
- NMA · Namangan Airport143 mi away
- LBD · Khudzhand Airport149 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from CIT?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Chimkent (CIT) is 3,468 miles (5,581 km, 3,014 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Brest and Chimkent?
Chimkent is 3 hours ahead of Brest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BES to CIT?
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