NBO → LGWNairobi to London

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Direct flights from Nairobi (NBO) to London (LGW): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 63 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,802 km, an estimated 9 hours 13 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nairobi and London. Updated 13 September 2026 at 21:09 UTC.

NBO Nairobi heavy · +39
LGW London busy · +26
6,802 km · ~9h 13m est.
departs 23:405x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
62 / 100

route health from live NBO and LGW delay boards

Median arrival delay is +63 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+63 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~9h 13mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
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Sun
Kenya Airways

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
Kenya AirwaysKQ

Flights KQ108 23:40 Mo We Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-11KQ108arrived+42
09-09KQ108arrived+66
09-06KQ108arrived+63

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 10 kt Full NBO delay board →
LGWLondon +26 min busy ⛅ mostly cloudy · SW 5 kt Full LGW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LGW: 57% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +24 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 London route actually runs

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

Is NBO–LGW running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at NBO is the weaker end, route health score 62/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from NBO to LGW?

Great-circle distance is 6,802 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 510–613 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does NBO–LGW fly?

Kenya Airways runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, fri, sat). 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 LGW, 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.