AirportsJomo Kenyatta International Airport is a large airport serving Nairobi, in Nairobi City County, Kenya. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NBO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NBO
- ICAO code
- HKJK
- City
- Nairobi
- State or region
- Nairobi City County
- Country
- Kenya
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 1.3189° S, 36.9282° E
- Elevation
- 1,625 m (5,330 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,117 m (13,507 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NBO means Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HKJK. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 1.3189° S, 36.9282° E. It stands 1,625 metres (5,330 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Nairobi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,117 metres (13,507 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 12 airports of Kenya on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,117 m 13,507 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nairobi Wilson AirportNairobi | WIL | 13 km |
| Nanyuki Civil AirportGathiuru | NYK | 140 km |
| Amboseli AirportOl Tukai | ASV | 152 km |
| Mara Serena Lodge AirstripSerena | MRE | 214 km |
| Mulika Lodge AirportMeru-Kinna | JJM | 217 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,415 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,533 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,559 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,841 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,837 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,572 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,463 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,254 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,135 km | 15 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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