✈ NBO → ATL
NAIROBI → ATLANTA: 16H 10M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Nairobi to Atlanta
From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa → Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America
How long is the flight from Nairobi to Atlanta?
A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 16 hours 10 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,048 miles (12,952 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 10m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,048 mi
12,952 km · great-circle
Avg speed
801 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Atlanta timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
Westward — easier
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.