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MSL to CIT: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
6,916 mi
11,130 km · 6,009 nm
14h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,916 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 2m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, 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 MSL
- DCU · Pryor Field Regional Airport38 mi away
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field48 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field53 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport74 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 MSL from CIT?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Chimkent (CIT) is 6,916 miles (11,130 km, 6,009 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 2m 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 Muscle Shoals and Chimkent?
Chimkent is 10 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to CIT?
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