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CIT to KBL: distance & flight time
Chimkent (Shymkent Airport) → Kabul (Hamid Karzai International Airport)
539 mi
867 km · 468 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
-0.5h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
539 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- KBL — Hamid Karzai International Airport · Kabul, Afghanistan
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 KBL
- OAI · Bagram Air Base26 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base45 mi away
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport67 mi away
- JAA · Jalalabad Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIT from KBL?
The flight distance from Chimkent (CIT) to Kabul (KBL) is 539 miles (867 km, 468 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIT to KBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 KBL?
Nonstop service on CIT–KBL 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 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Chimkent and Kabul?
Kabul is 0.5 hours behind Chimkent.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIT to KBL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CIT–KBL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CIT to KBL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CIT–KBL 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.