# Distance from Nairobi (NBO) to Yuncheng (YCU)

> 8,655 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,655 km / 5,378 mi / 4,673 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 260° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kenya) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 21:27 in Nairobi, it's 02:27 in Yuncheng)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,088 ft (YCU 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

### [Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ycu-yuncheng-yuncheng-guangong-airport/1ef266e0-1e59-6f08-81d2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yuncheng, China
- ICAO: ZBYC
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 35.120000, 111.030000
- Elevation: 1,242 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 21:27 in Nairobi, it's 02:27 in Yuncheng.
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)
- [Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ycu-yuncheng-yuncheng-guangong-airport/1ef266e0-1e59-6f08-81d2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)