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COS to CIT: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
6,817 mi
10,970 km · 5,923 nm
13h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,817 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 50m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- COS — City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs, United States
- CIT — Shymkent Airport · Chimkent, Kazakhstan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near COS
- FCS · Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field9 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport73 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport37 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport53 mi away
Near CIT
- TAS · Tashkent International Airport77 mi away
- DMB · Taraz Airport99 mi away
- NMA · Namangan Airport143 mi away
- LBD · Khudzhand Airport149 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COS from CIT?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to Chimkent (CIT) is 6,817 miles (10,970 km, 5,923 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 50m 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 Colorado Springs and Chimkent?
Chimkent is 11 hours ahead of Colorado Springs.
What is the cheapest way to fly from COS to CIT?
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