# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Shymkent (CIT)

> 5,574 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,574 km / 3,463 mi / 3,009 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 02:36 in Algiers, it's 06:36 in Shymkent)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,305 ft (CIT is higher than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Shymkent Airport (CIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cit-shymkent-shymkent-airport/1ef266df-e404-69ac-952d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shymkent, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UAII
- Timezone: Asia/Almaty
- Coordinates: 42.360000, 69.480000
- Elevation: 1,387 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:36 in Algiers, it's 06:36 in Shymkent.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shymkent Airport (CIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cit-shymkent-shymkent-airport/1ef266df-e404-69ac-952d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)