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LGH to CIT: distance & flight time
Leigh Creek (Leigh Creek Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
6,673 mi
10,739 km · 5,798 nm
13h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,673 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 33m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGH — Leigh Creek Airport · Leigh Creek, Australia
- 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 LGH
- OLP · Olympic Dam Airport93 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield103 mi away
- DLK · Dulkaninna Airport110 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport138 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 LGH from CIT?
The flight distance from Leigh Creek (LGH) to Chimkent (CIT) is 6,673 miles (10,739 km, 5,798 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGH to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 33m 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 Leigh Creek and Chimkent?
Chimkent is 4.5 hours behind Leigh Creek.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGH to CIT?
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