# Distance from Mandalay (MDL) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 6,896 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,896 km / 4,285 mi / 3,724 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Myanmar) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 08:37 in Mandalay, it's 05:07 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,030 ft (NBO is higher than MDL)

## Airports

### [Mandalay International Airport (MDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdl-mandalay-mandalay-international-airport/1ef266df-f71e-674a-8168-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mandalay, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYMD
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 21.700000, 95.980000
- Elevation: 300 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 08:37 in Mandalay, it's 05:07 in Nairobi.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Mandalay International Airport (MDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdl-mandalay-mandalay-international-airport/1ef266df-f71e-674a-8168-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)