# Distance from Kudat (KUD) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 8,912 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,912 km / 5,538 mi / 4,812 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 267° (west)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 08:58 in Kudat, it's 03:58 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,320 ft (NBO is higher than KUD)

## Airports

### [Kudat Airport (KUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kud-kudat-kudat-airport/1ef266df-fba3-6374-b303-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kudat, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBKT
- Timezone: Asia/Kuching
- Coordinates: 6.920000, 116.840000
- Elevation: 10 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 08:58 in Kudat, it's 03:58 in Nairobi.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kudat Airport (KUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kud-kudat-kudat-airport/1ef266df-fba3-6374-b303-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)