Johannesburg to Nairobi Flights JNB → NBO

O.R. Tambo International Airport → Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

🇿🇦 Johannesburg, ZA → 🇰🇪 Nairobi, KE

The Johannesburg to Nairobi route connects O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) in ZA with Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) in KE. This medium-haul flight covers approximately 1811 miles (2915 km) with a typical flight time of 3h 42m. This route is served by 8 airlines: Kenya Airways, South African Airlink, Qatar Airways and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 9 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

O.R. Tambo International Airport

ICAO Code:: FAOR
IATA Code:: JNB
City:: 🇿🇦 Johannesburg
Country:: ZA
Elevation:: 5558 ft

Destination Airport

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

ICAO Code:: HKJK
IATA Code:: NBO
City:: 🇰🇪 Nairobi
Country:: KE
Elevation:: 5330 ft

Operators

Daily Flights

1811

Miles

3h 42m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
Kenya Airways	`KQA`	`KQ`
South African Airlink	`LNK`	`4Z`
Qatar Airways	`QTR`	`QR`
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	`KLM`	`KL`
Cargolux Airlines International	`CLX`	`CV`
Emirates	`UAE`	`EK`
Turkish Airlines	`THY`	`TK`
Singapore Airlines	`SIA`	`SQ`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	14	14%
Tuesday	10	10%
Wednesday	11	11%
Thursday	25	25%
Friday	14	14%
Saturday	15	15%
Sunday	10	10%

Pattern Analysis

9 Daily Flights:

KQA765 KQA2763 KQA761 UAE9753 KQA763 LNK70 QTR8700 KLM8372 THY6130

Data Points: 99
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 74 flights
Weekend: 25 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

8 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Cargolux Airlines International `CLX` / `CV`	-	B744	-	M T W T F S S	Oct 18, 2025	Active
Emirates `UAE` / `EK`	UAE9753	B772	18:30 6:30 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 15, 2026	Active
Kenya Airways `KQA` / `KQ`	KQA765 KQA2763 KQA761 KQA763	E190	01:35 1:35 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 30, 2026	Active
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines `KLM` / `KL`	KLM8372	B744	13:00 1:00 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Dec 1, 2025	Active
Qatar Airways `QTR` / `QR`	QTR8700	B772	14:45 2:45 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Dec 8, 2025	Active
Singapore Airlines `SIA` / `SQ`	-	B744	-	M T W T F S S	Oct 12, 2025	Active
South African Airlink `LNK` / `4Z`	LNK70	E190	09:40 9:40 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Dec 10, 2025	Active
Turkish Airlines `THY` / `TK`	THY6130	A332	18:40 6:40 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Dec 29, 2025	Active

Total Routes: 8

Active Routes: 8

Unique Airlines: 8

Aircraft Types: 8

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
01:35 1:35 AM	Kenya Airways	`KQA`	`KQ`
09:40 9:40 AM	South African Airlink	`LNK`	`4Z`
13:00 1:00 PM	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	`KLM`	`KL`
14:45 2:45 PM	Qatar Airways	`QTR`	`QR`
18:30 6:30 PM	Emirates	`UAE`	`EK`
18:40 6:40 PM	Turkish Airlines	`THY`	`TK`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (FAOR - Africa/Johannesburg).

Total Departure Times: 6

Time Range:
01:35 - 18:40

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.