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YAC to CIT: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
5,840 mi
9,398 km · 5,075 nm
11h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,840 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 55m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from CIT?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Chimkent (CIT) is 5,840 miles (9,398 km, 5,075 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 55m 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 time difference between Cat Lake and Chimkent?
Chimkent is 10 hours ahead of Cat Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAC to CIT?
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