# Distance from Ellensburg (ELN) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 14,484 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,484 km / 9,000 mi / 7,821 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 340° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 22:37 in Ellensburg, it's 08:37 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,567 ft (NBO is higher than ELN)

## Airports

### [Bowers Field (ELN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eln-ellensburg-bowers-field/1ef266df-19d3-6570-9cab-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ellensburg, United States
- ICAO: KELN
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 47.030000, -120.530000
- Elevation: 1,763 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 22:37 in Ellensburg, it's 08:37 in Nairobi.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bowers Field (ELN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eln-ellensburg-bowers-field/1ef266df-19d3-6570-9cab-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)