# Distance from Nairobi (NBO) to Tachileik (THL)

> 7,267 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,267 km / 4,516 mi / 3,924 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 259° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kenya) → Myanmar
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 20:54 in Nairobi, it's 00:24 in Tachileik)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,050 ft (THL 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

### [Tachileik Airport (THL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thl-tachileik-tachileik-airport/1ef266df-f7d7-672c-b123-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tachileik, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYTL
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 20.480000, 99.940000
- Elevation: 1,280 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 20:54 in Nairobi, it's 00:24 in Tachileik.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nbo-nairobi-jomo-kenyatta-international-airport/1ef266de-ec1d-68ec-a027-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tachileik Airport (THL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thl-tachileik-tachileik-airport/1ef266df-f7d7-672c-b123-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)