KQ498 NairobiNBO · 01:20 ZanzibarZNZ · 02:40
KQ498 by Kenya Airways flies from Nairobi (NBO) to Zanzibar (ZNZ) for the Fri, Sep 11 departure.
departs NBO · on schedule
board checked 34m ago · checking again in 45s
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at NBO and ZNZ are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Nairobi to Zanzibar flights today
same route · Kenya AirwaysIf KQ498 is cancelled, these are the other Kenya Airways nonstop flights from Nairobi to Zanzibar on the same day, with scheduled departure times in NBO local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How KQ498 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KQ498 across the NBO and ZNZ boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Aggregated across NBO and ZNZ. Scores update when new signals arrive.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how KQ498 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as NBO and ZNZ published them.
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