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CIT to LID: distance & flight time
Chimkent (Shymkent Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
3,018 mi
4,856 km · 2,622 nm
6h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,018 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CIT — Shymkent Airport · Chimkent, Kazakhstan
- LID — Valkenburg Naval Air Base · Valkenburg, Netherlands
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 LID
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol18 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport14 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base36 mi away
- GLZ · Gilze Rijen Air Base47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIT from LID?
The flight distance from Chimkent (CIT) to Valkenburg (LID) is 3,018 miles (4,856 km, 2,622 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIT to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 23m 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 Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 3 hours behind Chimkent.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIT to LID?
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