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TII to CIT: distance & flight time
Tarin Kowt (Tarin Kowt Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
703 mi
1,131 km · 611 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
+0.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
703 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 0.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TII — Tarin Kowt Airport · Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan
- 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 TII
- KDH · Kandahar Airport76 mi away
- OAZ · Camp Bastion Airport109 mi away
- BST · Bost Airport114 mi away
- CCN · Chakcharan Airport138 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 TII from CIT?
The flight distance from Tarin Kowt (TII) to Chimkent (CIT) is 703 miles (1,131 km, 611 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TII to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 TII to CIT?
Nonstop service on TII–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 2h nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Tarin Kowt and Chimkent?
Chimkent is 0.5 hours ahead of Tarin Kowt.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TII to CIT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TII–CIT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TII to CIT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TII–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.