Nonstop flight route between Shymkent, Kazakhstan and Sylhet, Bangladesh:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shymkent International Airport (CIT), Shymkent, Kazakhstan and MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL), Sylhet, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,751 miles (or 2,818 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Shymkent International Airport and MAG Osmani International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIT / UAII | 
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| Location: | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'54"N by 69°28'33"E | 
| Area Served: | Shymkent | 
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Shymkent International Airport" | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1385 feet (422 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CIT | 
| More Information: | CIT Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZYL / VGSY | 
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| Location: | Sylhet, Bangladesh | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°57'47"N by 91°52'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Sylhet | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZYL | 
| More Information: | ZYL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Shymkent International Airport (CIT):
- The basis for the airport was an agricultural airbase built in 1932.
 - Shymkent International Airport (CIT) has 3 runways.
 - In addition to being known as "Shymkent International Airport", another name for CIT is "Халықаралық Шымкент Әуежайы".
 - After a protocol signed in November 2012 by the governments of Kazakhstan and France, French forces withdrawing from Afghanistan received authorization to use Shymkent Airport.
 - The furthest airport from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,385 miles (18,322 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - The closest airport to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) is Tashkent International Airport (TAS), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) S of CIT.
 
Facts about MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL):
- The furthest airport from MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,345 miles (18,258 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
 - In addition to being known as "MAG Osmani International Airport", other names for ZYL include "ওসমানী আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Osmani Antarjātik Bimānabandar".
 - Work started in 2006 to upgrade the terminal facilities to enable handling of international flights.
 - Osmani International Airport was built during British rule of the Indian Subcontinent, partly to check Japanese aggression from Burma.
 - Because of MAG Osmani International Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at MAG Osmani International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
 - MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Additional expansion of the runway and improvements to the runway lighting and airport facilities were commenced in 2004 to enable wide-bodied aircraft to safely land and takeoff from the airport.
 - Biman operates a Boeing 777-300ER twice a week directly from London and once a week from Jeddah to drop passengers off before heading back to Dhaka.
 - The closest airport to MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) is Kailashahar Airport (IXH), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) S of ZYL.
 
