# Distance from Reykjavik (KEF) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 8,714 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,714 km / 5,415 mi / 4,705 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 337° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iceland) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 12:38 in Reykjavik, it's 15:38 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,159 ft (NBO is higher than KEF)

## Airports

### [Keflavik International Airport (KEF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kef-reykjavik-keflavik-international-airport/1ef266de-9dee-6c8e-b079-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Reykjavik, Iceland
- ICAO: BIKF
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Coordinates: 63.980000, -22.610000
- Elevation: 171 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 12:38 in Reykjavik, it's 15:38 in Nairobi.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Keflavik International Airport (KEF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kef-reykjavik-keflavik-international-airport/1ef266de-9dee-6c8e-b079-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)