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CIT to HEA: distance & flight time
Chimkent (Shymkent Airport) → Herat (Herat Airport)
686 mi
1,105 km · 597 nm
1h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
-0.5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
686 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 58m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 0.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CIT — Shymkent Airport · Chimkent, Kazakhstan
- HEA — Herat Airport · Herat, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 HEA
- OAH · Shindand Airport57 mi away
- FAH · Farah Airport127 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIT from HEA?
The flight distance from Chimkent (CIT) to Herat (HEA) is 686 miles (1,105 km, 597 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIT to HEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CIT to HEA?
Nonstop service on CIT–HEA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Chimkent and Herat?
Herat is 0.5 hours behind Chimkent.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIT to HEA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CIT–HEA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CIT to HEA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CIT–HEA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.