# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Shymkent (CIT)

> 3,855 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,855 km / 2,395 mi / 2,082 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 278° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 12:38 in Athens, it's 14:38 in Shymkent)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,079 ft (CIT is higher than ATH)

## Airports

### [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Athens, Greece
- ICAO: LGAV
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- Coordinates: 37.940000, 23.940000
- Elevation: 308 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:38 in Athens, it's 14:38 in Shymkent.

## Related

- [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shymkent Airport (CIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cit-shymkent-shymkent-airport/1ef266df-e404-69ac-952d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)