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CIT to KQT: distance & flight time
Chimkent (Shymkent Airport) → Kurgan Tyube (Qurghonteppa International Airport)
312 mi
503 km · 272 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
312 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- KQT — Qurghonteppa International Airport · Kurgan Tyube, Tajikistan
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 KQT
- DYU · Dushanbe Airport47 mi away
- TJU · Kulob Airport52 mi away
- UND · Konduz Airport83 mi away
- TMJ · Termez Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIT from KQT?
The flight distance from Chimkent (CIT) to Kurgan Tyube (KQT) is 312 miles (503 km, 272 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIT to KQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 KQT?
Nonstop service on CIT–KQT 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 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIT to KQT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CIT–KQT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CIT to KQT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CIT–KQT 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.