# Distance from Hingurakgoda (HIM) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 4,994 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,994 km / 3,103 mi / 2,696 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 00:12 in Hingurakgoda, it's 21:42 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,160 ft (NBO is higher than HIM)

## Airports

### [Minneriya Airport (HIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/him-hingurakgoda-minneriya-airport/1ef266df-ef6f-6cd8-8eff-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hingurakgoda, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCCH
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 8.050000, 80.980000
- Elevation: 170 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 00:12 in Hingurakgoda, it's 21:42 in Nairobi.

## Related

- [Minneriya Airport (HIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/him-hingurakgoda-minneriya-airport/1ef266df-ef6f-6cd8-8eff-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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