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CIT to DTW: distance & flight time
Chimkent (Shymkent Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
6,354 mi
10,225 km · 5,521 nm
12h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,354 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 55m 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIT from DTW?
The flight distance from Chimkent (CIT) to Detroit (DTW) is 6,354 miles (10,225 km, 5,521 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIT to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 55m 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 DTW?
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