DAR → NBODar es Salaam to Nairobi

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Direct flights from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Nairobi (NBO): 15 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 668 km, an estimated 1 hour 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dar es Salaam and Nairobi. Updated 29 October 2026 at 00:25 UTC.

DAR Dar es Salaam tracking
NBO Nairobi smooth · +13
668 km · ~1h 21m est.
dep bank 03:50–21:4015x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 15x weekly · nonstop
82 / 100

route health from live DAR and NBO delay boards

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 1 arrival
Flight time~1h 21mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures15x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air TanzaniaKenya AirwaysNaysa

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air TanzaniaTC

Flights TC200 05:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr · TC232 varies Mo We Fr Su · TC202 21:40 daily

Kenya AirwaysKQ

Flights KQ489 03:50 Mo We Fr Su · KQ483 09:55 daily · KQ485 14:35 daily · KQ487 varies Mo Tu We Sa Su

NaysaZN

Flights ZN524 17:50 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-25CGS8052arrived+0

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DARDar es Salaam tracking ⛅ scattered clouds · SW 4 kt Full DAR delay board →
NBONairobi +13 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NE 3 kt Full NBO delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at NBO: 25% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dar es Salaam to Nairobi route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DAR to NBO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DAR to NBO questions

Is DAR–NBO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at NBO is the weaker end, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DAR–NBO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 03:50 and evening departures around 17:50 from DAR. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the NBO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DAR to NBO?

Great-circle distance is 668 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 77–87 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DAR–NBO fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 40 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.