# Distance from Mangalore (IXE) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 4,478 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,478 km / 2,783 mi / 2,418 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 07:21 in Mangalore, it's 04:51 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,993 ft (NBO is higher than IXE)

## Airports

### [Mangalore International Airport (IXE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixe-mangalore-mangalore-international-airport/1ef266df-f3e3-68e6-b0ba-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mangalore, India
- ICAO: VOML
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 12.960000, 74.890000
- Elevation: 337 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 07:21 in Mangalore, it's 04:51 in Nairobi.

## Related

- [Mangalore International Airport (IXE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixe-mangalore-mangalore-international-airport/1ef266df-f3e3-68e6-b0ba-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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