NBO → FRANairobi to Frankfurt am Main

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Direct flights from Nairobi (NBO) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 7 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,317 km, an estimated 8 hours 36 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nairobi and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 10 September 2026 at 20:40 UTC.

NBO Nairobi heavy · +39
FRA Frankfurt am Main smooth · +4
6,317 km · ~8h 36m est.
departs 22:507x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
75 / 100

route health from live NBO and FRA delay boards

Median arrival delay is +7 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+7 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~8h 36mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
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Lufthansa

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
LufthansaLH

Flights LH591 22:50 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-09LH591dep +2 → arr+2
09-08LH591arrived+7

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
NBONairobi +39 min heavy ⛅ mostly cloudy · ESE 11 kt Full NBO delay board →
FRAFrankfurt am Main +4 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 3 kt Full FRA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at NBO and FRA: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Nairobi to Frankfurt am Main route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop NBO to FRA 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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NBO to FRA questions

Is NBO–FRA running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at NBO is the weaker end, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from NBO to FRA?

Great-circle distance is 6,317 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 476–571 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does NBO–FRA fly?

Lufthansa runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at NBO and arrival-side delay at FRA, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.