Johannesburg to Nairobi Flights (JNB-NBO)

🇿🇦 JNB

Johannesburg

1811 mi

NBO 🇰🇪

Nairobi

O.R. Tambo International Airport Jomo Kenyatta International Airport 9 airlines

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 46m. This route is served by 9 airlines: Kenya Airways, Cargolux Airlines International, Qatar Airways and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 18 unique flight numbers on this route.

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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

Tracked Flights

1811

Miles

3h 46m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle

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Operating Airlines

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

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	27	17%
Tuesday	12	8%
Wednesday	21	13%
Thursday	34	22%
Friday	22	14%
Saturday	27	17%
Sunday	15	9%

Pattern Analysis

18 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 158
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 116 flights
Weekend: 42 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

9 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	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Cargolux Airlines International `CLX` / `CV`	B744	19:40 7:40 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Emirates `UAE` / `EK`	B772	19:10 7:10 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Etihad Airways `ETD` / `EY`	B772	17:25 5:25 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Kenya Airways `KQA` / `KQ`	B738	12:10 12:10 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines `KLM` / `KL`	B744	12:00 12:00 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Qatar Airways `QTR` / `QR`	B772	14:45 2:45 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Singapore Airlines `SIA` / `SQ`	B744	18:50 6:50 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
South African Airlink `LNK` / `4Z`	E190	09:40 9:40 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Turkish Airlines `THY` / `TK`	A332	18:40 6:40 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 9

Active Routes: 9

Unique Airlines: 9

Aircraft Types: 9

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
09:40 9:40 AM	South African Airlink	`LNK`	`4Z`
12:00 12:00 PM	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	`KLM`	`KL`
12:10 12:10 PM	Kenya Airways	`KQA`	`KQ`
14:45 2:45 PM	Qatar Airways	`QTR`	`QR`
17:25 5:25 PM	Etihad Airways	`ETD`	`EY`
18:40 6:40 PM	Turkish Airlines	`THY`	`TK`
18:50 6:50 PM	Singapore Airlines	`SIA`	`SQ`
19:10 7:10 PM	Emirates	`UAE`	`EK`
19:40 7:40 PM	Cargolux Airlines International	`CLX`	`CV`

Time Information

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

Total Departure Times: 9

Time Range:
09:40 - 19:40

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

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