AirportsShymkent International Airport is a large airport serving Shymkent, in Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CIT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CIT
- ICAO code
- UAII
- City
- Shymkent
- State or region
- Turkistan Region
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.3650° N, 69.4756° E
- Elevation
- 422 m (1,385 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CIT means Shymkent International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UAII. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.3650° N, 69.4756° E. It stands 422 metres (1,385 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Almaty, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Shymkent International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 23 airports of Kazakhstan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 44 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tashkent-Khumo International AirportTashkent, Uzbekistan | TVT | 117 km |
| Tashkent International AirportTashkent, Uzbekistan | TAS | 124 km |
| Hazrat Sultan International AirportTurkıstan | HSA | 129 km |
| Taraz International AirportTaraz | DMB | 159 km |
| Namangan International AirportNamangan, Uzbekistan | NMA | 231 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,682 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,608 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,299 km | 3 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,200 km | 6 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,074 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,492 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,710 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,953 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,868 km | 14 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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