# Distance from Qingyang (IQN) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 8,365 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,365 km / 5,198 mi / 4,517 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 13:54 in Qingyang, it's 08:54 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,330 ft (NBO is higher than IQN)

## Airports

### [Qingyang Airport (IQN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iqn-qingyang-qingyang-airport/1ef266e0-1f2b-674c-ac20-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Qingyang, China
- ICAO: ZLQY
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 35.800000, 107.600000
- Elevation: 0 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 13:54 in Qingyang, it's 08:54 in Nairobi.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Qingyang Airport (IQN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iqn-qingyang-qingyang-airport/1ef266e0-1f2b-674c-ac20-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)