# Distance from Ikela (IKL) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 1,518 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,518 km / 943 mi / 819 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 91° (east)
- **Return heading**: 270° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Kenya
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 00:59 in Ikela, it's 02:59 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,047 ft (NBO is higher than IKL)

## Airports

### [Ikela Airport (IKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ikl-ikela-ikela-airport/1ef266de-e3bb-6d7a-a11e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ikela, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZGV
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -1.200000, 23.280000
- Elevation: 1,283 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:59 in Ikela, it's 02:59 in Nairobi.

## Related

- [Ikela Airport (IKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ikl-ikela-ikela-airport/1ef266de-e3bb-6d7a-a11e-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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