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YKH to CIT: distance & flight time
Yingkou (Yingkou Lanqi Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
2,696 mi
4,340 km · 2,343 nm
5h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,696 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 45m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YKH — Yingkou Lanqi Airport · Yingkou, China
- 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 YKH
- AOG · Anshan Air Base47 mi away
- JNZ · Jinzhou Airport78 mi away
- XEN · Xingcheng Air Base87 mi away
- CNI · Changhai Airport90 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 YKH from CIT?
The flight distance from Yingkou (YKH) to Chimkent (CIT) is 2,696 miles (4,340 km, 2,343 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKH to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 45m 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 cheapest way to fly from YKH to CIT?
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