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CIT to YUA: distance & flight time
Chimkent (Shymkent Airport) → Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base)
2,162 mi
3,479 km · 1,879 nm
4h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,162 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 42m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, China
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 YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIT from YUA?
The flight distance from Chimkent (CIT) to Yuanmou (YUA) is 2,162 miles (3,479 km, 1,879 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIT to YUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 42m 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 YUA?
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