# Distance from Freetown (FNA) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 5,664 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,664 km / 3,519 mi / 3,058 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 99° (east)
- **Return heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → Kenya
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 10:59 in Freetown, it's 13:59 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,246 ft (NBO is higher than FNA)

## Airports

### [Lungi International Airport (FNA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fna-freetown-lungi-international-airport/1ef266de-e7f5-6f76-ab93-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFLL
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.620000, -13.200000
- Elevation: 84 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 10:59 in Freetown, it's 13:59 in Nairobi.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lungi International Airport (FNA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fna-freetown-lungi-international-airport/1ef266de-e7f5-6f76-ab93-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)