# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Shymkent (CIT)

> 3,639 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,639 km / 2,261 mi / 1,965 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 261° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 14:02 in Cairo, it's 16:02 in Shymkent)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,005 ft (CIT is higher than CAI)

## Airports

### [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cairo, Egypt
- ICAO: HECA
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 30.120000, 31.410000
- Elevation: 382 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 14:02 in Cairo, it's 16:02 in Shymkent.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shymkent Airport (CIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cit-shymkent-shymkent-airport/1ef266df-e404-69ac-952d-06bb2780ed98)
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