# Distance from Makhachkala (MCX) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 5,024 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,024 km / 3,122 mi / 2,713 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 195° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 11° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 03:23 in Makhachkala, it's 03:23 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,318 ft (NBO is higher than MCX)

## Airports

### [Uytash Airport (MCX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mcx-makhachkala-uytash-airport/1ef266df-e988-6d7e-a2ac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Makhachkala, Russia
- ICAO: URML
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 42.820000, 47.650000
- Elevation: 12 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.

## Related

- [Uytash Airport (MCX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mcx-makhachkala-uytash-airport/1ef266df-e988-6d7e-a2ac-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)