NBO → ZNZNairobi to Zanzibar

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Direct flights from Nairobi (NBO) to Zanzibar (ZNZ): 24 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. The nonstop covers 602 km, an estimated 1 hour 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nairobi and Zanzibar. Updated 16 October 2026 at 06:52 UTC.

Today, NBO → ZNZ

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. 01:20 KQ498Kenya Departed Landed 02:40
  2. 08:00 KQ490Kenya Departed Landed 09:20
  3. · KQ494 On schedule ZNZ 19:50scheduled
  4. · TC233 On schedule ZNZ 20:30scheduled

Checked NBO board 06:48 · ZNZ board 09:52

NBO Nairobi smooth · +13
ZNZ Zanzibar tracking
602 km · ~1h 16m est.
dep bank 01:20–23:3524x weekly
Running clean · 4 airlines · 24x weekly · nonstop
82 / 100

route health from live NBO and ZNZ delay boards

Flight time~1h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures24x4 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Air Tanzania CorporationHOP!-REGIONALKenya AirwaysPrecision Air

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
Air Tanzania CorporationTC

Flights TC233 16:10 Mo We Fr Su

HOP!-REGIONALYS

Flights YS116 19:30 daily

Kenya AirwaysKQ

Flights KQ498 01:20 Tu We Th Fr Sa Su · KQ490 08:00 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · KQ492 varies We Sa · KQ494 18:30 Mo Tu We Fr Sa Su

Precision AirPW

Flights PW718 11:10 We Th Fr Sa · PW712 20:10 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa · PW2720 varies We Th · PW720 varies Mo Th Fr Sa

Airports right now

live boards
NBONairobi +13 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · NNE 4 kt Full NBO delay board →
ZNZZanzibar tracking 🌤 scattered clouds · S 8 kt Full ZNZ delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at NBO: 13% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +0 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 Zanzibar route actually runs

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

Is NBO–ZNZ running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at NBO is the weaker end, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on NBO–ZNZ?

Operators schedule morning departures around 01:20 and evening departures around 18:30 from NBO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ZNZ delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from NBO to ZNZ?

Great-circle distance is 602 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 72–82 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does NBO–ZNZ fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 46 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.