# Distance from Nairobi (NBO) to Kapuskasing (YYU)

> 12,196 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,196 km / 7,578 mi / 6,585 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kenya) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 09:00 in Nairobi, it's 02:00 in Kapuskasing)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,587 ft (YYU 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

### [Kapuskasing Airport (YYU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yyu-kapuskasing-kapuskasing-airport/1ef266de-b420-600c-bc18-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kapuskasing, Canada
- ICAO: CYYU
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 49.410000, -82.470000
- Elevation: 743 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 09:00 in Nairobi, it's 02:00 in Kapuskasing.
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)
- [Kapuskasing Airport (YYU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yyu-kapuskasing-kapuskasing-airport/1ef266de-b420-600c-bc18-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)