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Route

London → Nairobi

LGWLondonLondon Gatwick Airport
NBONairobiJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Distance
4,227 mi
Estimated flight time
~9h

Nairobi is currently 2 hours ahead of London.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Daily at most

On average around 1 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

1
flights per day
1
busiest month · Oct
8 hr 17 min
measured flight time
10 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 1Jan2026
  2. 1Feb
  3. –Mar
  4. –Apr
  5. 1May
  6. 1Jun
  7. 1Jul
  8. 1Aug
  9. 1Sep
  10. 1Oct2025
  11. 1Nov
  12. 1Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

Kenya Airwaysall year

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in London. Most departures between 10:00 and 13:00.

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  11. 10:00
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  14. 13:00
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  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 0.4Mon
  2. 0.1Tue
  3. 0Wed
  4. 0.5Thu
  5. 0Fri
  6. 0.5Sat
  7. 0.1Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 787-8B788100%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026113
  • Kenya Airways13×
February 2026111
  • Kenya Airways11×
March 2026Not seen in this month.
April 2026Not seen in this month.
May 202615
  • Kenya Airways5×
June 2026110
  • Kenya Airways10×
July 202612
  • Kenya Airways2×
August 2026112
  • Kenya Airways12×
September 2026112
  • Kenya Airways12×
October 202514
  • Kenya Airways4×
November 202516
  • Kenya Airways6×
December 2025111
  • Kenya Airways11×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on LGW-NBO - not a booking guarantee.

Kenya Airways

KQ · KQA

Hub: NBO Nairobi

15 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Intercontinental: this route connects two continents.
  • The 10th longest observed direct route from LGW, out of 189.
  • Direct destinations observed from London: 189.
  • Direct destinations observed from Nairobi: 21.

The airports on this route

London Gatwick Airport

London, United KingdomLGW / EGKK

Major airport · 189 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 10,883 ft

52 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Nairobi, KenyaNBO / HKJK

International hub · 21 direct destinations · 1 runway · longest runway 13,507 ft

70 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

LHR NBOLondon Heathrow AirportLondon is about 25 mi from London.View route →

About the route from London to Nairobi

The observed direct connection between London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) covers approximately 4,227 mi. The estimated flight time is around 9h. Kenya Airways has been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is London from Nairobi by air?
The great-circle distance between London Gatwick Airport and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is approximately 4,227 mi.
How long is the flight from London to Nairobi?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 9h. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from London to Nairobi?
Yes, a direct connection between LGW and NBO has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: Kenya Airways.
How often is there a flight from London to Nairobi?
On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 86 observed flights. Mainly Kenya Airways. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between London and Nairobi?
Nairobi is currently 2 hours ahead of London.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.