# Distance from Nairobi (NBO) to Beeville (NIR)

> 14,338 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,338 km / 8,909 mi / 7,742 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kenya) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 12:29 in Nairobi, it's 04:29 in Beeville)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,146 ft (NIR is lower than NBO)

## Airports

### [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

### [Chase Field Industrial Airport (NIR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nir-beeville-chase-field-industrial-airport/1ef266df-3c8c-6864-9742-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Beeville, United States
- ICAO: KTX2
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 28.360000, -97.660000
- Elevation: 184 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:29 in Nairobi, it's 04:29 in Beeville.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nbo-nairobi-jomo-kenyatta-international-airport/1ef266de-ec1d-68ec-a027-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chase Field Industrial Airport (NIR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nir-beeville-chase-field-industrial-airport/1ef266df-3c8c-6864-9742-06bb2780ed98)
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