# Distance from Mbuji Mayi (MJM) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 1,575 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,575 km / 979 mi / 851 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Kenya
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 23:33 in Mbuji Mayi, it's 00:33 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,109 ft (NBO is higher than MJM)

## Airports

### [Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mjm-mbuji-mayi-mbuji-mayi-airport/1ef266de-e5ed-67a6-ad0e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbuji Mayi, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZWA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -6.120000, 23.570000
- Elevation: 2,221 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:33 in Mbuji Mayi, it's 00:33 in Nairobi.

## Related

- [Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mjm-mbuji-mayi-mbuji-mayi-airport/1ef266de-e5ed-67a6-ad0e-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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