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FCS to CIT: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
6,826 mi
10,985 km · 5,931 nm
13h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,826 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 51m 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
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, 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 FCS
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport9 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport82 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport62 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 FCS from CIT?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to Chimkent (CIT) is 6,826 miles (10,985 km, 5,931 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 51m 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 Fort Carson and Chimkent?
Chimkent is 11 hours ahead of Fort Carson.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FCS to CIT?
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