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YKN to CIT: distance & flight time
Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport) → Chimkent (Shymkent Airport)
6,488 mi
10,442 km · 5,638 nm
13h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,488 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 11m 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
- YKN — Chan Gurney Municipal Airport · Yankton, United States
- 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 YKN
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport56 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field62 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport64 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport68 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 YKN from CIT?
The flight distance from Yankton (YKN) to Chimkent (CIT) is 6,488 miles (10,442 km, 5,638 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKN to CIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 11m 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 Yankton and Chimkent?
Chimkent is 10 hours ahead of Yankton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKN to CIT?
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