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CIT to YBA: distance & flight time
Chimkent (Shymkent Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
5,965 mi
9,599 km · 5,183 nm
12h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,965 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 10m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YBA — Banff Airport · Banff, Canada
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 YBA
- YYC · Calgary International Airport66 mi away
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport89 mi away
- YQF · Red Deer Regional Airport98 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIT from YBA?
The flight distance from Chimkent (CIT) to Banff (YBA) is 5,965 miles (9,599 km, 5,183 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIT to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 10m 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 cheapest way to fly from CIT to YBA?
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