SN481Brussels Airlines · BRU → NBO
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Brussels Airlines

SN481 BrusselsBRU · 10:25 NairobiNBO · 21:15

SN481 by Brussels Airlines flies from Brussels (BRU) to Nairobi (NBO).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates Mon Wed Sat Sun
10:25

scheduled from BRU

Typical gate push+32 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+16 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~16 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-11
+16 gate · +5 arrival
11-09
+42 gate · +26 arrival
11-04
+59 gate · +37 arrival
11-02
+21 gate · −5 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
BRUBrusselsModerate riskBRU delay board →
NBONairobiHigh riskNBO delay board →
BRU→NBOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+11 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at BRU 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.

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

Tomorrow at Brussels

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 9°C to 13°C
Low1°Clikely 0°C to 3°C
  • 88% chance of rain

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

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High26°Clikely 24°C to 27°C
Low17°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 Brussels to Nairobi flights today

same route · Brussels Airlines
SN487departs 09:55
SN491departs 09:55
SN1481departs 10:25

If SN481 is cancelled, these are the other Brussels Airlines nonstop flights from Brussels to Nairobi on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BRU 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 SN481 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for SN481 across the BRU and NBO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~25 min late. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 1/3 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how SN481 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-11BRU 10:25 10:41 (+16)NBO 21:15 21:20 (+5)
11-09BRU 10:25 11:07 (+42)NBO 21:15 21:41 (+26)
11-04BRU 10:25 11:24 (+59)NBO 21:15 21:52 (+37)
11-02BRU 10:25 10:46 (+21)NBO 21:15 21:10 (−5)

Aircraft

Recent tails: OO-SFQ, OO-SFP, OO-SFD.

Board clocks recorded as BRU and NBO published them.

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