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SKD to ABD: distance & flight time
Samarkand (Samarkand Airport) → Abadan (Abadan Airport)
1,238 mi
1,992 km · 1,076 nm
3h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1.5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,238 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 9m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SKD — Samarkand Airport · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- ABD — Abadan Airport · Abadan, Iran
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SKD
- KSQ · Karshi Khanabad Airport83 mi away
- NVI · Navoi Airport100 mi away
- DYU · Dushanbe Airport127 mi away
- BHK · Bukhara Airport133 mi away
Near ABD
- BSR · Basrah International Airport36 mi away
- MRX · Mahshahr Airport56 mi away
- AWZ · Ahwaz Airport74 mi away
- KWI · Kuwait International Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SKD from ABD?
The flight distance from Samarkand (SKD) to Abadan (ABD) is 1,238 miles (1,992 km, 1,076 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKD to ABD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 9m 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 SKD to ABD?
Nonstop service on SKD–ABD 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 3h 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Samarkand and Abadan?
Abadan is 1.5 hours behind Samarkand.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SKD to ABD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SKD–ABD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SKD to ABD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SKD–ABD 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.