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CIT to DET: distance & flight time
Chimkent (Shymkent Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
6,335 mi
10,195 km · 5,505 nm
12h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,335 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 53m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIT from DET?
The flight distance from Chimkent (CIT) to Detroit (DET) is 6,335 miles (10,195 km, 5,505 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIT to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 53m 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 Detroit?
Detroit is 9 hours behind Chimkent.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIT to DET?
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