# Distance from Glengyle Airport (GLG) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 11,221 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,221 km / 6,973 mi / 6,059 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 263° (west)
- **Return heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 01:49 in Glengyle Airport, it's 18:49 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,239 ft (NBO is higher than GLG)

## Airports

### [Glengyle Airport (GLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glg-glengyle-airport/1ef266e0-0d0f-6fe0-9e23-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Glengyle Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGLE
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -24.810000, 139.600000
- Elevation: 91 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 01:49 in Glengyle Airport, it's 18:49 in Nairobi.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Glengyle Airport (GLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glg-glengyle-airport/1ef266e0-0d0f-6fe0-9e23-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nbo-nairobi-jomo-kenyatta-international-airport/1ef266de-ec1d-68ec-a027-06bb2780ed98)
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