# Distance from Shymkent (CIT) to Sofia (SOF)

> 3,727 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,727 km / 2,316 mi / 2,013 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Kazakhstan) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 07:54 in Shymkent, it's 05:54 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 355 ft (SOF is higher than CIT)

## Airports

### [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

### [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sofia, Bulgaria
- ICAO: LBSF
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates: 42.700000, 23.410000
- Elevation: 1,742 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 07:54 in Shymkent, it's 05:54 in Sofia.

## Related

- [Shymkent Airport (CIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cit-shymkent-shymkent-airport/1ef266df-e404-69ac-952d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)