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CIT to OAZ: distance & flight time
Chimkent (Shymkent Airport) → Camp Bastion (Camp Bastion Airport)
781 mi
1,256 km · 678 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-0.5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
781 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m 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
- OAZ — Camp Bastion Airport · Camp Bastion, 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 OAZ
- BST · Bost Airport23 mi away
- KDH · Kandahar Airport99 mi away
- TII · Tarin Kowt Airport109 mi away
- FAH · Farah Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIT from OAZ?
The flight distance from Chimkent (CIT) to Camp Bastion (OAZ) is 781 miles (1,256 km, 678 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIT to OAZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m 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 OAZ?
Nonstop service on CIT–OAZ 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 2h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Chimkent and Camp Bastion?
Camp Bastion is 0.5 hours behind Chimkent.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIT to OAZ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CIT–OAZ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CIT to OAZ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CIT–OAZ 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.