# Distance from Likoma Island (LIX) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 1,221 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,221 km / 759 mi / 659 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 12° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 191° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Malawi) → Kenya
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 20:58 in Likoma Island, it's 21:58 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,730 ft (NBO is higher than LIX)

## Airports

### [Likoma Island Airport (LIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lix-likoma-island-likoma-island-airport/1ef266de-e001-6b44-9830-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Likoma Island, Malawi
- ICAO: FWLK
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates: -12.080000, 34.730000
- Elevation: 1,600 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 short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:58 in Likoma Island, it's 21:58 in Nairobi.

## Related

- [Likoma Island Airport (LIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lix-likoma-island-likoma-island-airport/1ef266de-e001-6b44-9830-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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