KQ493Kenya Airways · ZNZ → NBO
live · 14m ago
Route confirmed Kenya Airways

KQ493 ZanzibarZNZ NairobiNBO

KQ493 by Kenya Airways flies from Zanzibar (ZNZ) to Nairobi (NBO).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
14:40

scheduled from ZNZ

The route today

live boards
ZNZZanzibarModerate riskZNZ delay board →
NBONairobiModerate riskNBO delay board →
ZNZ→NBOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
25%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ZNZ and NBO are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Zanzibar

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High32°Clikely 31°C to 32°C
Low25°Clikely 24°C to 26°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Nairobi

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High27°Clikely 26°C to 28°C
Low16°Clikely 15°C to 18°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Zanzibar to Nairobi flights today

same route · Kenya Airways
KQ499departs 04:40
KQ488departs 05:31
KQ491departs 09:50
KQ495departs 20:40

If KQ493 is cancelled, these are the other Kenya Airways nonstop flights from Zanzibar to Nairobi on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ZNZ local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How KQ493 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KQ493 across the ZNZ and NBO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 46.7/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at ZNZ and NBO.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how KQ493 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-24ZNZ 14:40NBO 16:00
10-21ZNZ 14:40NBO 15:20

Board clocks recorded as ZNZ and NBO published them.

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