# Distance from Nairobi (NBO) to Tokua (RAB)

> 12,816 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,816 km / 7,963 mi / 6,920 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 95° (east)
- **Return heading**: 266° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kenya) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 12:23 in Nairobi, it's 19:23 in Tokua)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,298 ft (RAB 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

### [Tokua Airport (RAB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rab-tokua-tokua-airport/1ef266de-9c37-64ea-8bdd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokua, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYTK
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -4.340000, 152.380000
- Elevation: 32 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 12:23 in Nairobi, it's 19:23 in Tokua.
With a 7-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)
- [Tokua Airport (RAB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rab-tokua-tokua-airport/1ef266de-9c37-64ea-8bdd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)