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Amsterdam (AMS) – Nairobi (NBO)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
6,662 km
4,140 mi · 3,597 nm
Flight time
8 h 40 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
782 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (462 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
358,604
2024 · +1.9%
Flights / week
27
Both directions, average
Seats filled
78%
459,444 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_nl), reported by the airport in Netherlands, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from AMS to NBOAMSNBO
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
142°
Heading from NBO
338°
Halfway point
26.39, 24.81
Great-circle km
6,677 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 8 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 32,461 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug32.5KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202432,328
Feb 202431,453
Mar 202430,505
Apr 202425,110
May 202426,448
Jun 202429,232
Jul 202430,336
Aug 202432,461
Sep 202430,481
Oct 202431,692
Nov 202428,036
Dec 202430,522
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 124 flights
050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct124NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024119
Feb 2024114
Mar 2024122
Apr 2024110
May 2024120
Jun 2024118
Jul 2024122
Aug 2024122
Sep 2024116
Oct 2024124
Nov 2024116
Dec 2024121

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 6,677 km.

AMS Amsterdam → NBO Nairobi

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

NBO Nairobi → AMS Amsterdam

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Amsterdam and Nairobi

NBOWIL
AMS6,6626,658

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Nairobi airports

More routes from AMS

Route Distance Passengers / year
AMS → BCN1,241 km 1,559,616
AMS → LHR371 km 1,460,366
AMS → DUB752 km 1,297,434
AMS → MAD1,459 km 1,228,527
AMS → CPH635 km 1,159,300
AMS → CDG399 km 1,125,321
AMS → MAN488 km 1,083,040
AMS → LIS1,847 km 1,044,889
AMS → DXB5,175 km 991,087
AMS → AGP1,883 km 912,397

More routes from NBO

Route Distance Passengers / year
NBO → CDG6,481 km 326,546
NBO → BOM4,531 km 226,653
NBO → IST4,789 km 137,050
NBO → FRA6,301 km 130,519
NBO → JFK11,844 km 99,108
NBO → DEL5,410 km 46,561
NBO → DZA1,570 km 27,111

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Nairobi (NBO) are 6,662 km (4,140 miles, 3,597 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.