Air Astana3 destinations
Pegasus Airlines2 destinations
Aeroflot1 destination
Azerbaijan Airlines1 destination
Emirates1 destination
flydubai1 destinationThe places connected to Shymkent on the most scheduled services, busiest first.
Astana (NQZ)606 miAlmaty (ALA)389 miAktau (SCO)931 miAtyrau (GUW)924 miAktyubinsk (AKX)798 mi
Moscow (VKO)1,700 miKrasnoyarsk (KJA)1,397 miUst Kamenogorsk (UKK)816 mi
Shanghai (PVG)2,950 mi
Tbilisi (TBS)1,255 mi
Seoul (ICN)2,981 mi
Arnavutkoy (IST)2,080 mi
Dubai (DXB)1,429 mi
Bangkok (BKK)2,721 miTyumen (TJM)1,040 mi
Baku (GYD)1,013 miNovosibirsk (OVB)Aside from the non-stop routes above, reaching Shymkent from these popular places requires a connection:
Singapore (SIN)SingaporeDistance matters when booking with points and miles: several loyalty programs price award flights in distance bands. Each list below adds the non-stop routes to Shymkent not already shown in a shorter great-circle distance band.
Zhezkazgan (DZN)379 miAlmaty (ALA)389 miKaraganda (KGF)537 miAstana (NQZ)606 miKokshetau (KOV)758 miKostanay (KSN)797 miAktyubinsk (AKX)798 miUst Kamenogorsk (UKK)816 miPetropavlosk (PPK)858 miUrumqi (URC)912 miAtyrau (GUW)924 miAktau (SCO)931 miBaku (GYD)1,013 miTyumen (TJM)1,040 miNovosibirsk (OVB)1,057 miTbilisi (TBS)1,255 miKrasnoyarsk (KJA)1,397 miDubai (DXB)1,429 miSt. Petersburg (LED)2,038 miIstanbul (SAW)2,058 miAntalya (AYT)2,074 miArnavutkoy (IST)2,080 mi
Medina (MED)2,094 miXianyang (XIY)2,175 miShymkent has nonstop connections with 6 airports in Russian Federation: Moscow (VKO), Krasnoyarsk (KJA), Tyumen (TJM), Novosibirsk (OVB), St. Petersburg (LED), and Moscow (SVO). These routes are served by Aeroflot (SkyTeam) and SCAT Airlines.
Shymkent has nonstop connections with 4 airports in China: Shanghai (PVG), Xianyang (XIY), Urumqi (URC), and Sanya (SYX). These routes are served by SCAT Airlines.
Shymkent has nonstop connections with 3 airports in Turkey: Arnavutkoy (IST), Istanbul (SAW), and Antalya (AYT). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines and SCAT Airlines.
Shymkent has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Saudi Arabia: Jeddah (JED) and Medina (MED). These routes are served by SCAT Airlines.
Shymkent has a nonstop connection with Baku (GYD) in Azerbaijan, served by Air Astana, Azerbaijan Airlines, and SCAT Airlines.
Shymkent has a nonstop connection with Tbilisi (TBS) in Georgia, served by SCAT Airlines.
Shymkent has a nonstop connection with Munich (MUC) in Germany, served by SCAT Airlines.
Shymkent has a nonstop connection with Budapest (BUD) in Hungary, served by SCAT Airlines.
Shymkent has a nonstop connection with Seoul (ICN) in South Korea, served by SCAT Airlines.
Shymkent has a nonstop connection with Bangkok (BKK) in Thailand, served by SCAT Airlines.
Shymkent has a nonstop connection with Dubai (DXB) in United Arab Emirates, served by Emirates and flydubai.
Xianyang (XIY)Starts Sep 11, 2026Ust Kamenogorsk (UKK)Starts Sep 12, 2026Urumqi (URC)Starts Sep 13, 2026Jeddah (JED)Sep 19, 2026 – Sep 19, 2026Dubai (DXB)Starts Sep 22, 2026Medina (MED)Sep 29, 2026 – Sep 29, 2026Sanya (SYX)Starts Oct 20, 2026Kostanay (KSN)Through Oct 21, 2026Karaganda (KGF)Through Oct 22, 2026Kokshetau (KOV)Through Oct 22, 2026
Munich (MUC)Through Oct 22, 2026Zhezkazgan (DZN)Through Oct 24, 2026Petropavlosk (PPK)Through Dec 28, 2026The other 20 routes are scheduled across the whole window the feed publishes.
SkyTeam1 destinationHow many of these places each program's airlines fly to Shymkent from. Reach, not award availability — that is a live fare question this schedule feed cannot answer.
Club Premier1 destination
Delta SkyMiles1 destination
Emirates Skywards1 destination
Flying Blue1 destination
SAS EuroBonus1 destination
Virgin Atlantic1 destinationAeroflot (SkyTeam) links Shymkent nonstop with Moscow (SVO).
Pegasus Airlines links Shymkent nonstop with Istanbul (SAW) and Antalya (AYT).
SCAT Airlines links Shymkent nonstop with Moscow (VKO), Krasnoyarsk (KJA), Arnavutkoy (IST), Tyumen (TJM), Novosibirsk (OVB), Budapest (BUD), St. Petersburg (LED), and Munich (MUC).
Astana (NQZ)606 miAlmaty (ALA)389 miAktau (SCO)931 miAtyrau (GUW)924 miAktyubinsk (AKX)798 miUst Kamenogorsk (UKK)816 miKostanay (KSN)797 miPetropavlosk (PPK)858 miZhezkazgan (DZN)379 miKaraganda (KGF)537 miKokshetau (KOV)758 mi
Tashkent (TAS)77 mi / 124 kmTurkistan (HSA)91 mi / 146 kmTaraz (DMB)99 mi / 159 kmNamangan (NMA)143 mi / 230 km
Khudzhand (LBD)149 mi / 240 kmThe airport's official name is Shymkent Airport. On Roame and most flight schedules, you will find it under the code CIT.
The IATA airport code for Shymkent Airport is CIT. Enter CIT in Flightmap whenever you want to use this exact airport.
Shymkent Airport serves Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Flightmap uses the airport's exact coordinates, so nearby airports and route distances stay tied to CIT, not just the broader city.
Open the map with Anywhere as your starting point and CIT as the destination. Each result keeps the route pointed toward Shymkent, and you can narrow it by airline, alliance, aircraft, mileage program, and nonstop service.
Yes. Flightmap separates nonstop routes from destinations that need a connection, and the Nonstop only control lets you focus on direct service to CIT.
Yes. When Roame has observed award availability for a route to CIT, signed-in members can see the lowest points price by cabin and the related carrier fees, then continue to the full award search.
Xianyang (XIY)2,175 mi
Budapest (BUD)2,440 miIstanbul (SAW)2,058 miMoscow (SVO)1,703 miBudapest (BUD)2,440 miBangkok (BKK)2,721 miMunich (MUC)2,764 miSanya (SYX)2,864 miShanghai (PVG)2,950 miSeoul (ICN)2,981 mi