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TGA to CIT: distance & flight time
Tengah (Tengah Air Base) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
3,535 mi
5,690 km · 3,072 nm
7h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,535 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TGA — Tengah Air Base · Tengah, Singapore
- 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 TGA
- SIN · Singapore Changi Airport20 mi away
- XSP · Seletar Airport11 mi away
- QPG · Paya Lebar Air Base14 mi away
- JHB · Senai International Airport18 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 TGA from CIT?
The flight distance from Tengah (TGA) to Chimkent (CIT) is 3,535 miles (5,690 km, 3,072 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TGA to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 24m 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 TGA to CIT?
Nonstop service on TGA–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 7h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Tengah and Chimkent?
Chimkent is 3 hours behind Tengah.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TGA to CIT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TGA–CIT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TGA to CIT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TGA–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.