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GZI to CIT: distance & flight time
Ghazni (Ghazni Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
613 mi
987 km · 533 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
613 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m 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
- GZI — Ghazni Airport · Ghazni, Afghanistan
- CIT — Shymkent Airport · Chimkent, Kazakhstan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near GZI
- OAS · Sharana Airstrip37 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base47 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport85 mi away
- KHT · Khost Airport90 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 GZI from CIT?
The flight distance from Ghazni (GZI) to Chimkent (CIT) is 613 miles (987 km, 533 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GZI to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GZI to CIT?
Nonstop service on GZI–CIT depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GZI to CIT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GZI–CIT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GZI to CIT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GZI–CIT tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.