# Distance from Nairobi (NBO) to Wrightstown (WRI)

> 11,920 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,920 km / 7,407 mi / 6,436 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kenya) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 04:00 in Nairobi, it's 21:00 in Wrightstown)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,190 ft (WRI 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

### [Mc Guire Field (Joint Base Mc Guire Dix Lakehurst) Airport (WRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wri-wrightstown-mc-guire-field-joint-base-mc-guire-dix-lakehurst-airport/1ef266df-400e-65f0-ae74-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wrightstown, United States
- ICAO: KWRI
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.020000, -74.590000
- Elevation: 141 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 04:00 in Nairobi, it's 21:00 in Wrightstown.
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)
- [Mc Guire Field (Joint Base Mc Guire Dix Lakehurst) Airport (WRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wri-wrightstown-mc-guire-field-joint-base-mc-guire-dix-lakehurst-airport/1ef266df-400e-65f0-ae74-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)