JFK → NBONew York to Nairobi

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Direct flights from New York (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 11,837 km, an estimated 15 hours 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Nairobi. Updated 18 October 2026 at 00:56 UTC.

JFK New York smooth · +7
NBO Nairobi smooth · +1
11,837 km · ~15h 41m est.
departs 13:455x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
76 / 100

route health from live JFK and NBO delay boards

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~15h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Kenya Airways

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Kenya AirwaysKQ

Flights KQ3 13:45 Mo Tu We Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16KQ3dep +0 → arr−26
10-14KQ3dep +24 → arr−9
10-13KQ3departed−3
10-11KQ3dep −1 → arr−23

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
JFKNew York +7 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 11 kt Full JFK delay board →
NBONairobi +1 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · ENE 5 kt Full NBO delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at JFK and NBO: 42% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New York to Nairobi route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop JFK to NBO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Pro Flight Search — New York (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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How we measure this →

JFK to NBO questions

Is JFK–NBO running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at JFK is the weaker end, route health score 76/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from JFK to NBO?

Great-circle distance is 11,837 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 866–1045 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does JFK–NBO fly?

Kenya Airways runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at JFK and arrival-side delay at NBO, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.