# Distance from Datong (DAT) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 8,963 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,963 km / 5,570 mi / 4,840 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 10:23 in Datong, it's 05:23 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,888 ft (NBO is higher than DAT)

## Airports

### [Datong Airport (DAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dat-datong-datong-airport/1ef266e0-1e21-6612-b79c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Datong, China
- ICAO: ZBDT
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 40.060000, 113.480000
- Elevation: 3,442 ft

### [Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nbo-nairobi-jomo-kenyatta-international-airport/1ef266de-ec1d-68ec-a027-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nairobi, Kenya
- ICAO: HKJK
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: -1.320000, 36.930000
- Elevation: 5,330 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:23 in Datong, it's 05:23 in Nairobi.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Datong Airport (DAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dat-datong-datong-airport/1ef266e0-1e21-6612-b79c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nbo-nairobi-jomo-kenyatta-international-airport/1ef266de-ec1d-68ec-a027-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)