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SKD to CIT: distance & flight time
Samarkand (Samarkand Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
225 mi
363 km · 196 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
225 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SKD — Samarkand Airport · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- 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 SKD
- KSQ · Karshi Khanabad Airport83 mi away
- NVI · Navoi Airport100 mi away
- DYU · Dushanbe Airport127 mi away
- BHK · Bukhara Airport133 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 SKD from CIT?
The flight distance from Samarkand (SKD) to Chimkent (CIT) is 225 miles (363 km, 196 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKD to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m 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 CIT?
Nonstop service on SKD–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 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SKD to CIT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SKD–CIT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SKD to CIT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SKD–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.