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RHT to CIT: distance & flight time
Alxa Right Banner (Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
1,681 mi
2,706 km · 1,461 nm
3h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,681 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 46m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RHT — Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport · Alxa Right Banner, China
- 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 RHT
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport64 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 RHT from CIT?
The flight distance from Alxa Right Banner (RHT) to Chimkent (CIT) is 1,681 miles (2,706 km, 1,461 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RHT to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 46m 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 RHT to CIT?
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