# Distance from Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 1,642 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,642 km / 1,020 mi / 886 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 230° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Kenya
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 02:31 in Kolwezi Airport, it's 03:31 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 323 ft (NBO is higher than KWZ)

## Airports

### [Kolwezi Airport (KWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwz-kolwezi-airport/1ef266de-e4d3-6ea6-bdbc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kolwezi Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZQM
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -10.770000, 25.510000
- Elevation: 5,007 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 02:31 in Kolwezi Airport, it's 03:31 in Nairobi.

## Related

- [Kolwezi Airport (KWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwz-kolwezi-airport/1ef266de-e4d3-6ea6-bdbc-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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