New York (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO)
Flight time
≈ 15h 31m
Bearing
77° E
New York (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO) is 7,355 miles (11,837 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–NBO
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Kenya Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–NBO; the Boeing 787-8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
58
July 2026
Seats
13,572
both directions
Passengers
11,467
both directions
Load factor
84.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies JFK–NBO?
Kenya Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–NBO in July 2026 (58 departures).
- KQ
Kenya Airways
58 departures · 13,572 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.5%
Load
What plane flies JFK–NBO?
In July 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew 100% of JFK–NBO departures.
- Boeing 787-8
58 departures · 84.5% load
100.0%
How has JFK–NBO traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–NBO departures fell from 64 in August 2025 to 58 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–NBO traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
64 departures · 11,824 passengers
79.0%
Load
September 2025
36 departures · 7,073 passengers
84.0%
Load
October 2025
36 departures · 6,714 passengers
79.7%
Load
November 2025
32 departures · 5,840 passengers
78.0%
Load
December 2025
48 departures · 8,483 passengers
75.5%
Load
January 2026
48 departures · 8,981 passengers
80.0%
Load
February 2026
30 departures · 5,271 passengers
75.1%
Load
March 2026
34 departures · 7,408 passengers
93.1%
Load
April 2026
34 departures · 6,844 passengers
86.0%
Load
May 2026
44 departures · 8,991 passengers
87.3%
Load
June 2026
54 departures · 10,212 passengers
80.8%
Load
July 2026
58 departures · 11,467 passengers
84.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
JFK → NBO
82.6% full
29 departures · 5,607 passengers
NBO → JFK
86.4% full
29 departures · 5,860 passengers
Nonstop JFK–NBO traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Nairobi
KE
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Coordinates
1.32°S, 36.93°E
Hemisphere
S · E
Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from Nairobi (NBO)?
JFK to NBO is 7,355 miles (11,837 km / 6,392 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to NBO?
A nonstop covers the 7,355-mile great-circle distance in roughly 15h 31m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–NBO?
In July 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–NBO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 7,355-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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