Johannesburg (JNB) to Nairobi (NBO) distance
The great-circle distance from Johannesburg to Nairobi is 1,572 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- Time difference
- Nairobi is 1 hour ahead of Johannesburg
- Midpoint
- 13.77° S, 32.82° E
- Heading from JNB
- 20° north
- Heading from NBO
- 198° south
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see JNB-NBO on the globe.
Related routes
Johannesburg (JNB) to 
London (LHR)4,900 nm- London (LHR) to
Nairobi (NBO)3,694 nm - Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg (JNB)687 nm
Addis Ababa (ADD) to Nairobi (NBO)628 nm
Atlanta (ATL) to Johannesburg (JNB)7,334 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.