# Distance from Shymkent (CIT) to Warsaw (WAW)

> 3,742 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,742 km / 2,325 mi / 2,020 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 304° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 87° (east)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Kazakhstan) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 22:04 in Shymkent, it's 19:04 in Warsaw)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,025 ft (WAW is lower than CIT)

## Airports

### [Shymkent Airport (CIT)](https://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

### [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Warsaw, Poland
- ICAO: EPWA
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates: 52.170000, 20.970000
- Elevation: 362 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 22:04 in Shymkent, it's 19:04 in Warsaw.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Shymkent Airport (CIT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cit-shymkent-shymkent-airport/1ef266df-e404-69ac-952d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)