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CIT to SDY: distance & flight time
Chimkent (Shymkent Airport) → Sidney (Sidney - Richland Regional Airport)
6,202 mi
9,980 km · 5,389 nm
12h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
-11h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,202 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 38m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CIT — Shymkent Airport · Chimkent, Kazakhstan
- SDY — Sidney - Richland Regional Airport · Sidney, United States
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 SDY
- ISN · Sloulin Field International Airport41 mi away
- GDV · Dawson Community Airport49 mi away
- OLF · L M Clayton Airport69 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIT from SDY?
The flight distance from Chimkent (CIT) to Sidney (SDY) is 6,202 miles (9,980 km, 5,389 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIT to SDY?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 38m 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 Sidney?
Sidney is 11 hours behind Chimkent.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIT to SDY?
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