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BIN to CIT: distance & flight time
Bamyan (Bamiyan Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
529 mi
851 km · 460 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+0.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
529 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 0.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BIN — Bamiyan Airport · Bamyan, Afghanistan
- 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 BIN
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport81 mi away
- OAI · Bagram Air Base83 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base95 mi away
- GZI · Ghazni Airport95 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 BIN from CIT?
The flight distance from Bamyan (BIN) to Chimkent (CIT) is 529 miles (851 km, 460 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIN to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 Bamyan and Chimkent?
Chimkent is 0.5 hours ahead of Bamyan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BIN to CIT?
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