# Distance from Luxi (LUM) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 7,221 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,221 km / 4,487 mi / 3,899 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 13:58 in Luxi, it's 08:58 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,440 ft (NBO is higher than LUM)

## Airports

### [Mangshi Airport (LUM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lum-luxi-mangshi-airport/1ef266e0-1fb5-630c-a386-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Luxi, China
- ICAO: ZPLX
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 24.400000, 98.530000
- Elevation: 2,890 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 13:58 in Luxi, it's 08:58 in Nairobi.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Mangshi Airport (LUM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lum-luxi-mangshi-airport/1ef266e0-1fb5-630c-a386-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)