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GLU to CIT: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
1,594 mi
2,565 km · 1,385 nm
3h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,594 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 36m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- GLU — Gelephu Airport · Gelephu, Bhutan
- 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 GLU
- BUT · Bathpalathang Airport50 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport73 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport73 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport88 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 GLU from CIT?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Chimkent (CIT) is 1,594 miles (2,565 km, 1,385 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 36m 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 GLU to CIT?
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