# Distance from Nairobi (NBO) to Tanjung Selor-Borneo Island (TJS)

> 8,953 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,953 km / 5,563 mi / 4,835 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kenya) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 11:07 in Nairobi, it's 16:07 in Tanjung Selor-Borneo Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,320 ft (TJS 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

### [Tanjung Harapan Airport (TJS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjs-tanjung-selor-borneo-island-tanjung-harapan-airport/1ef266df-f98d-663e-8074-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tanjung Selor-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WALG
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: 2.840000, 117.370000
- Elevation: 10 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 11:07 in Nairobi, it's 16:07 in Tanjung Selor-Borneo Island.
The 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)
- [Tanjung Harapan Airport (TJS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjs-tanjung-selor-borneo-island-tanjung-harapan-airport/1ef266df-f98d-663e-8074-06bb2780ed98)
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