Where is CIT airport?

CIT is a large airport in Shymkent, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan, at 42.3650, 69.4756, 422 m above sea level.

What time zone is CIT in?

CIT is in the Asia/Almaty time zone, UTC+5.

How many passengers use CIT?

955,412 passengers in 2019, according to Wikidata.

Shymkent International Airport opened in 1933.

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Large airport in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.

IATA code: CIT
ICAO code: UAII
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 955,412; 2019 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 1; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+5; Asia/Almaty
Elevation: 422 m; 1,385 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,800 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with C

About CIT

Shymkent International Airport is a large airport serving Shymkent, Kazakhstan. It opened in 1933. 955,412 passengers used it in 2019. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from CIT.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from CIT

Route	To	Distance	Passengers
CIT → ICN	Seoul, South Korea	4,810 km	12,681 (6 mo)

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
TVT	Tashkent-Khumo International Airport	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	117 km
TAS	Tashkent International Airport	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	124 km
HSA	Hazrat Sultan International Airport	Turkistan, Kazakhstan	129 km

Distance from CIT to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CIT → LHR	London, United Kingdom	5,214 km	—
CIT → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2,297 km	—
CIT → CDG	Paris, France	5,094 km	—
CIT → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	4,645 km	—
CIT → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	3,355 km	—
CIT → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4,843 km	—
CIT → JFK	New York, United States	10,098 km	—
CIT → ATL	Atlanta, United States	11,179 km	—
CIT → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	11,516 km	—
CIT → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	5,700 km	—
CIT → HND	Tokyo, Japan	5,967 km	—
CIT → DOH	Doha, Qatar	2,505 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
10/28	2,800 m	44 m	Concrete	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Shymkent, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan · 42.3650, 69.4756

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Questions

Shymkent International Airport has the IATA code CIT and the ICAO code UAII. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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