✈ NBO → LAX
19H 17M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Nairobi to Los Angeles
From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa → LAX (LAX), USA North America
How long is the flight from Nairobi to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 19 hours 17 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,677 miles (15,573 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
19h 17m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,677 mi
15,573 km · great-circle
Avg speed
807 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-10h
10 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.