# Distance from New Delhi (DEL) to Nairobi (WIL)

> 5,426 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,426 km / 3,372 mi / 2,930 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 16:23 in New Delhi, it's 13:53 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,759 ft (WIL is higher than DEL)

## Airports

### [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New Delhi, India
- ICAO: VIDP
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 28.570000, 77.100000
- Elevation: 777 ft

### [Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wil-nairobi-nairobi-wilson-airport/1ef266de-eca4-6c5c-a2c0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nairobi, Kenya
- ICAO: HKNW
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: -1.320000, 36.810000
- Elevation: 5,536 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 16:23 in New Delhi, it's 13:53 in Nairobi.

## Related

- [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wil-nairobi-nairobi-wilson-airport/1ef266de-eca4-6c5c-a2c0-06bb2780ed98)
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