# Distance from Bureta (LEV) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 15,331 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,331 km / 9,526 mi / 8,278 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Fiji) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 10:16 in Bureta, it's 01:16 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,319 ft (NBO is higher than LEV)

## Airports

### [Levuka Airfield (LEV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lev-bureta-levuka-airfield/1ef266df-7022-6a16-9136-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bureta, Fiji
- ICAO: NFNB
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -17.710000, 178.760000
- Elevation: 11 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:16 in Bureta, it's 01:16 in Nairobi.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Levuka Airfield (LEV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lev-bureta-levuka-airfield/1ef266df-7022-6a16-9136-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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