Where is NBO airport?

NBO is a large airport in Nairobi, Nairobi City County, Kenya, at -1.3189, 36.9282, 1,625 m above sea level.

Which other airports serve Nairobi?

Nairobi has 2 airports: NBO, WIL.

What time zone is NBO in?

NBO is in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+3.

How many passengers use NBO?

9,149,147 passengers in 2019, according to Wikidata.

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport opened in 1958.

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Large airport in Nairobi, Kenya.

IATA code: NBO
ICAO code: HKJK
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 9,149,147; 2019 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 8; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+3; Africa/Nairobi
Elevation: 1,625 m; 5,331 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 4,117 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with N

About NBO

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is a large airport serving Nairobi, Kenya. It opened in 1958 and is run by Kenya Airports Authority. 9,149,147 passengers used it in 2019. Open traffic data shows 8 nonstop routes from NBO.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from NBO

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
NBO → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,662 km	358,604
NBO → CDG	Paris, France	6,481 km	326,546
NBO → BOM	Mumbai, India	4,531 km	226,653
NBO → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	4,789 km	137,050
NBO → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,301 km	130,519
NBO → JFK	New York, United States	11,844 km	99,108
NBO → DEL	New Delhi, India	5,410 km	46,561
NBO → DZA	Dzaoudzi, Mayotte	1,570 km	27,111

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at NBO on flights to and from the US

KQ Kenya Airways · 518 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Other airports in Nairobi

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
WIL	Nairobi Wilson Airport	Nairobi	13 km

All Nairobi airports and the distances between them →

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
NYK	Nanyuki Civil Airport	Gathiuru, Kenya	140 km
ASV	Amboseli Airport	Ol Tukai, Kenya	152 km
MRE	Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip	Masai Mara, Kenya	214 km
JJM	Mulika Lodge Airport	Meru, Kenya	217 km
ARK	Arusha Airport	Arusha, Tanzania	230 km

Distance from NBO to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
NBO → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,827 km	—
NBO → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3,549 km	—
NBO → CDG	Paris, France	6,481 km	326,546
NBO → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,301 km	130,519
NBO → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	4,789 km	137,050
NBO → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,662 km	358,604
NBO → JFK	New York, United States	11,844 km	99,108
NBO → ATL	Atlanta, United States	12,962 km	—
NBO → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	15,582 km	—
NBO → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	7,471 km	—
NBO → HND	Tokyo, Japan	11,261 km	—
NBO → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,341 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
06/24	4,117 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Nairobi, Nairobi City County, Kenya · -1.3189, 36.9282

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has the IATA code NBO and the ICAO code HKJK. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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