Distance from New York City to Nairobi

The distance between New York City, United States and Nairobi, Kenya is 11,849 kilometers (7,363 miles).

New York City, New York, United States

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

From New York City to Nairobi, the straight-line distance is 11,849 kilometers, heading east. New York City is at 57 meters above sea level, while Nairobi is at 1,684 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 18-20 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
New York City, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.7143° N 74.006° W

Elevation: 57 m (187 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport (JRB)
  • West 30th St. Heliport (JRA)
  • La Guardia Airport (LGA)
  • Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
  • Teterboro Airport (TEB)
Nairobi, Kenya

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Nairobi

Coordinates: 1.2833° S 36.8167° E

Elevation: 1,684 m (5,525 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)
  • Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)
  • Nyeri Airport (NYE)
  • Nakuru Airport (NUU)
  • Nanyuki Airport (NYK)

Other distances from New York City

Distance between cities Kilometers
From New York City to Los Angeles 3,944 km
From New York City to Chicago 1,149 km
From New York City to Houston 2,283 km
From New York City to Phoenix 3,451 km
From New York City to Philadelphia 130 km

Other distances from Nairobi

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Nairobi to Kakamega 288 km
From Nairobi to Mombasa 441 km
From Nairobi to Nakuru 136 km
From Nairobi to Eldoret 263 km
From Nairobi to Kisumu 263 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Kumasi, Ghana Beijing, China 11,849 km
San Jose, United States Newcastle, Australia 11,849 km
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Wellington, New Zealand San Antonio, United States 11,848 km
Vancouver, Canada Ahmedabad, India 11,850 km
Vancouver, Canada Brisbane, Australia 11,850 km
Calgary, Canada Vadodara, India 11,848 km
Bangkok, Thailand Surrey, Canada 11,850 km
Zapopan, Mexico Onitsha, Nigeria 11,848 km
Jaipur, India Hamilton, Canada 11,847 km
Seattle, United States Gold Coast, Australia 11,847 km
Tehran, Iran Albuquerque, United States 11,847 km
Shanghai, China Arlington, United States 11,852 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Mixco, Guatemala 11,852 km
Nairobi, Kenya Brooklyn, United States 11,846 km
Santiago, Chile Adelaide, Australia 11,846 km
Canberra, Australia Córdoba, Argentina 11,846 km
Minsk, Belarus La Paz, Bolivia 11,846 km

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