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DRA to CIT: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
6,969 mi
11,215 km · 6,055 nm
14h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,969 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 8m 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, 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 DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 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 DRA from CIT?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Chimkent (CIT) is 6,969 miles (11,215 km, 6,055 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 8m 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 DRA to CIT?
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