ZNZ → NBOZanzibar to Nairobi

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Direct flights from Zanzibar (ZNZ) to Nairobi (NBO): 55 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. The nonstop covers 602 km, an estimated 1 hour 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Zanzibar and Nairobi. Updated 29 October 2026 at 10:53 UTC.

Today, ZNZ → NBO

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 06:11 KQ499Kenya Departed NBO 06:00In the air · scheduled landing
  2. 10:45 PW731Precision Air Sched 10:45Departure not confirmed by the board NBO 12:25scheduled
  3. 14:40 KQ493 On schedule ·
  4. 15:35 TC204Air Tanzania On schedule NBO 16:45scheduled
  5. 17:00 YS115HOP!-REGIONAL On schedule ·
  6. 17:50 PW713Precision Air On schedule ·
  7. 19:40 PW733Precision Air On schedule ·
  8. 20:40 KQ495Kenya On schedule ·

Checked ZNZ board 13:53 · NBO board 13:36

ZNZ Zanzibar tracking
NBO Nairobi smooth · +13
602 km · ~1h 16m est.
dep bank 04:40–20:4055x weekly
Running clean · 4 airlines · 55x weekly · nonstop
82 / 100

route health from live ZNZ and NBO delay boards

Flight time~1h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures55x4 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Air Tanzania CorporationKenya AirwaysPrecision Air

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
YS

Flights YS117 08:15 Mo Fr Su · YS115 17:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Air Tanzania CorporationTC

Flights TC204 varies Tu Th Sa

Kenya AirwaysKQ

Flights KQ499 04:40 daily · KQ491 10:10 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · KQ493 14:40 We Th Sa · KQ495 20:40 daily

Precision AirPW

Flights PW731 10:45 daily · PW713 17:50 daily · PW733 varies Mo Tu We Th Sa Su

Airports right now

live boards
ZNZZanzibar tracking 🌤 scattered clouds · ESE 3 kt Full ZNZ delay board →
NBONairobi +13 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · ENE 11 kt Full NBO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at NBO: a 25% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Zanzibar to Nairobi route actually runs

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

Is ZNZ–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 ZNZ–NBO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 04:40 and evening departures around 17:00 from ZNZ. 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 ZNZ to NBO?

Great-circle distance is 602 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 72–82 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ZNZ–NBO fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 55 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.