NBO → LHRNairobi to London

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Direct flights from Nairobi (NBO) to London (LHR): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 100% of the last 13 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,842 km, an estimated 9 hours 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nairobi and London. Updated 20 October 2026 at 00:27 UTC.

Today, NBO → LHR

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. · KQ100Kenya Airways On schedule LHR 16:15scheduled

Checked NBO board 03:03 · LHR board 01:27

NBO Nairobi busy · +20
LHR London busy · +23
6,842 km · ~9h 16m est.
dep bank 09:05–23:0514x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 13 operated NBO → LHR flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 13 operated legs
Flight time~9h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
British AirwaysKenya 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
British AirwaysBA100% on time

Flights BA64 varies daily

Kenya AirwaysKQ100% on time

Flights KQ100 09:05 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-19KQ100arrived−25
10-18BA64arrived−11
10-18KQ100arrived−5
10-17BA64dep +21 → arr−5
10-17KQ100arrived−7
10-16BA64dep +22 → arr−7
10-16KQ100arrived−27
10-15BA64dep +30 → arr−11
10-15KQ100arrived−11
10-14BA64dep +13 → arr−11
10-14KQ100arrived−23
10-13BA64dep +13 → arr−6
10-13KQ100arrived−11

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
NBONairobi +20 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 11 kt Full NBO delay board →
LHRLondon +23 min busy 🌫 overcast · NNE 4 kt Full LHR delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at NBO: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Nairobi to London route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop NBO to LHR 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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NBO to LHR questions

Is NBO–LHR running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at LHR is the weaker end, route health score 72/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from NBO to LHR?

Great-circle distance is 6,842 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 513–616 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does NBO–LHR fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 14 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at NBO and arrival-side delay at LHR, 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.