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Paris (CDG) – Nairobi (NBO)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
6,481 km
4,027 mi · 3,499 nm
Flight time
8 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
760 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (450 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
326,546
2024 · +2.5%
Flights / week
32
Both directions, average
Seats filled
76%
430,764 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from CDG
138°
Heading from NBO
334°
Halfway point
24.83, 23.40
Great-circle km
6,495 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 8 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 33,084 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul33.1KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202426,219
Feb 202425,746
Mar 202425,071
Apr 202424,269
May 202427,370
Jun 202428,117
Jul 202433,084
Aug 202432,746
Sep 202427,174
Oct 202427,387
Nov 202424,223
Dec 202425,140
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 167 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug167SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024134
Feb 2024123
Mar 2024126
Apr 2024124
May 2024141
Jun 2024136
Jul 2024158
Aug 2024167
Sep 2024140
Oct 2024138
Nov 2024134
Dec 2024129

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 6,495 km.

CDG Paris → NBO Nairobi

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

Covers any airline.

NBO Nairobi → CDG Paris

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 Paris and Nairobi

NBOWIL
CDG6,4816,475
ORY6,4676,462
BVA6,5396,534

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

More routes from CDG

Route Distance Passengers / year
CDG → JFK5,850 km 1,852,909
CDG → YUL5,540 km 1,361,014
CDG → BCN858 km 1,291,815
CDG → DXB5,245 km 1,268,474
CDG → AMS399 km 1,125,321
CDG → LHR348 km 1,121,802
CDG → NCE694 km 1,106,876
CDG → MAD1,063 km 1,052,407
CDG → ALG1,369 km 1,047,213
CDG → IST2,217 km 1,010,453

More routes from NBO

Route Distance Passengers / year
NBO → AMS6,662 km 358,604
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

Paris (CDG) and Nairobi (NBO) are 6,481 km (4,027 miles, 3,499 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.