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YEL to CIT: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
6,071 mi
9,771 km · 5,276 nm
12h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,071 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 22m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT 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 YEL
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport32 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport49 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport61 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport86 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 YEL from CIT?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Chimkent (CIT) is 6,071 miles (9,771 km, 5,276 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 22m 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 ELLIOT LAKE and Chimkent?
Chimkent is 9 hours ahead of ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to CIT?
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