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CIT to KWI: distance & flight time
Chimkent (Shymkent Airport) → Kuwait (Kuwait International Airport)
1,502 mi
2,417 km · 1,305 nm
3h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,502 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 25m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CIT — Shymkent Airport · Chimkent, Kazakhstan
- KWI — Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait, Kuwait
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 KWI
- XIJ · Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base23 mi away
- ABD · Abadan Airport81 mi away
- BSR · Basrah International Airport93 mi away
- MRX · Mahshahr Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIT from KWI?
The flight distance from Chimkent (CIT) to Kuwait (KWI) is 1,502 miles (2,417 km, 1,305 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIT to KWI?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 25m 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 Kuwait?
Kuwait is 2 hours behind Chimkent.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIT to KWI?
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