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Direct flights from Ndola (NLA) to Nairobi (NBO): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 1,586 km, an estimated 2 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Ndola and Nairobi. Updated 13 September 2026 at 19:48 UTC.
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1,586 km · ~2h 32m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
78 / 100
route health from live NLA and NBO delay boards
Flight time~2h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
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How the Ndola to Nairobi route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop NLA 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.
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NLA to NBO questions
Is NLA–NBO running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from NLA to NBO?
Great-circle distance is 1,586 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 142–166 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does NLA–NBO fly?
Kenya Airways runs the route with about 2 flights a week (sun, wed). 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 NLA and arrival-side delay at NBO, 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.
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