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CIT to BED: distance & flight time
Chimkent (Shymkent Airport) → Bedford (Laurence G Hanscom Field)
6,088 mi
9,798 km · 5,291 nm
12h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,088 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CIT — Shymkent Airport · Chimkent, Kazakhstan
- BED — Laurence G Hanscom Field · Bedford, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CIT
- TAS · Tashkent International Airport77 mi away
- DMB · Taraz Airport99 mi away
- NMA · Namangan Airport143 mi away
- LBD · Khudzhand Airport149 mi away
Near BED
- BOS · General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport16 mi away
- LWM · Lawrence Municipal Airport19 mi away
- OWD · Norwood Memorial Airport20 mi away
- BVY · Beverly Municipal Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIT from BED?
The flight distance from Chimkent (CIT) to Bedford (BED) is 6,088 miles (9,798 km, 5,291 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIT to BED?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 24m 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 Chimkent and Bedford?
Bedford is 9 hours behind Chimkent.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIT to BED?
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