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CIT to DRA: distance & flight time
Chimkent (Shymkent Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
6,969 mi
11,215 km · 6,055 nm
14h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,969 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 8m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CIT — Shymkent Airport · Chimkent, Kazakhstan
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, 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 DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIT from DRA?
The flight distance from Chimkent (CIT) to Mercury (DRA) is 6,969 miles (11,215 km, 6,055 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIT to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 8m 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 cheapest way to fly from CIT to DRA?
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