✈ MIA → NBO
15H 58M, 7,942 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Miami to Nairobi
From Miami International (MIA), USA North America → Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa
How long is the flight from Miami to Nairobi?
A nonstop flight from Miami (MIA) to Nairobi (NBO) takes about 15 hours 58 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,942 miles (12,781 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 58m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,942 mi
12,781 km · great-circle
Avg speed
801 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Miami timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.