Airport guide
Jomo Kenyatta International AirportIATA code NBO
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Nairobi, Kenya in Africa. Originfacts tracks 1 direct destination departing from NBO.
- Serves
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Codes
- NBO · HKJK
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Region
- Africa
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Nairobi, Kenya in Africa. Operating on Africa/Nairobi local time at coordinates -1.320°, 36.930°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Originfacts tracks 1 destination departing from NBO, with primary carrier operations including Kenya Airways and Precision Air, connecting key routes to Dar Es Salaam. Passengers traveling through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport are advised to verify terminal assignments, compare ground transport links into Nairobi, and plan check-in times with their operating airline before departure.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport details
- IATA code
- NBO
- ICAO code
- HKJK
- City
- Nairobi
- Country
- Kenya
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates
- -1.319°, 36.928°
- From OurAirports
- Official website
- kenyaairports.co.ke/jomo-kenyatta-international-airport (opens in a new tab)
- From Wikidata
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 2 May 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s own pages.
NBO airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 1,625 m (5,330 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2021
- 1.94 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing knbs.or.ke (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Nairobi Wilson Airport WIL · 13 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at NBO
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 06/24: 4,117 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,117 m13,507 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from NBO
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from NBO in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from NBO to 40 destinations in 27 countries, on 19 airlines. Originfacts’ own route records for NBO are listed separately below.
Airlines named on the fares
- KQKenya Airways16 destinations
- JMJambojet3 destinations
- F2Safarilink Aviation3 destinations
- YSFlightlink2 destinations
- OWSkyward Airlines2 destinations
- G9Air Arabia1 destination
- CZChina Southern Airlines1 destination
- MSEgyptair1 destination
- EYEtihad Airways1 destination
- FZFlydubai1 destination
- 6EIndiGo1 destination
- KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines1 destination
- LHLufthansa1 destination
- PWPrecision Air1 destination
- QRQatar Airways1 destination
- WBRwandAir1 destination
- SVSaudia1 destination
- TKTurkish Airlines1 destination
- ZNZambia Airways1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Kenya (7)
- Eldoret, Keekorok, Kichwa Tembo, Kisumu, Lamu, Malindi, Ukunda
- Tanzania (4)
- Arusha, Dar Es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar
- United Arab Emirates (3)
- Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah
- South Africa (2)
- Cape Town, Johannesburg
- Zimbabwe (2)
- Harare, Victoria Falls
- Burundi (1)
- Bujumbura
- China (1)
- Guangzhou
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
- Kinshasa
- Egypt (1)
- Cairo
- Ethiopia (1)
- Addis Ababa
- France (1)
- Paris
- Germany (1)
- Frankfurt
- India (1)
- Mumbai
- Ivory Coast (1)
- Abidjan
- Madagascar (1)
- Antananarivo
- Malawi (1)
- Lilongwe
- Mauritius (1)
- Mauritius
- Netherlands (1)
- Amsterdam
- Nigeria (1)
- Lagos
- Qatar (1)
- Doha
- Rwanda (1)
- Kigali
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Jeddah
- Thailand (1)
- Bangkok
- Turkiye (1)
- Istanbul
- Uganda (1)
- Entebbe
- United Kingdom (1)
- London
- Zambia (1)
- Lusaka
Linked destinations also have an Originfacts route record from NBO.
Check schedules with the airline or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport before you book.
Airlines on routes from NBO
Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.
The airlines listed on the route Originfacts tracks from NBO. Only 1 route from NBO is in Originfacts’ route records so far — a small sample, not Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s full network. This is not a complete list of airlines at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Routes from NBO
Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.
The route Originfacts tracks from NBO so far, listed with the distance and estimated flight time in each route record. Only 1 route from NBO is in Originfacts’ route records so far — a small sample, not Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s full network. Check live schedules with the airline.
Full list of destinations: kenyaairports.co.ke/jomo-kenyatta-international-airport (opens in a new tab) (the airport’s official site)
Airlines with a hub at NBO
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names NBO, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where NBO is
13 km east-southeast
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport lies 13 km east-southeast of Nairobi city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at NBO
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Nairobi, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:kenyaairports.co.ke/jomo-kenyatta-international-airport (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at NBO, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at -1.32°, 36.93° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: March (average high 30°C). Coolest: July (26°C high, 13°C low). Wettest: April (114 mm); driest: September (15 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°C | 15°C | 37 mm | |
| Feb | 30°C | 15°C | 21 mm | |
| Mar | 30°C | 16°C | 60 mm | |
| Apr | 27°C | 16°C | 114 mm | |
| May | 26°C | 15°C | 53 mm | |
| Jun | 26°C | 14°C | 23 mm | |
| Jul | 26°C | 13°C | 15 mm | |
| Aug | 27°C | 13°C | 20 mm | |
| Sep | 29°C | 14°C | 15 mm | |
| Oct | 30°C | 15°C | 42 mm | |
| Nov | 27°C | 16°C | 76 mm | |
| Dec | 27°C | 15°C | 54 mm |
Airports near Nairobi
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport: common questions
Where is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport?
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport serves Nairobi, Kenya. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -1.319°, 36.928°.
What are the airport codes for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport?
The IATA code is NBO and the ICAO code is HKJK.
What time zone is NBO in?
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is in the Africa/Nairobi time zone.
What is the official website of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport?
The airport’s official website is kenyaairports.co.ke/jomo-kenyatta-international-airport. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
Which airlines are listed on routes from NBO?
Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) list Kenya Airways and Precision Air on routes from NBO. This is not a complete list of airlines at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport; check current schedules with the airline.
Where can you fly from NBO?
Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) include only one route from NBO so far, to Dar Es Salaam. That is a small sample, not Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s full network. For the full list of destinations, check the airport’s official website (kenyaairports.co.ke/jomo-kenyatta-international-airport) or the airlines.
How many runways does Jomo Kenyatta International Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at NBO: 06/24 (4,117 m (13,507 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from NBO?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from NBO to 40 destinations in 27 countries, the most in Kenya (7), Tanzania (4) and United Arab Emirates (3). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
When did Jomo Kenyatta International Airport open?
Wikidata gives 1958 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Jomo Kenyatta International Airport?
Wikidata records 1.94 million passengers for 2021, the latest year it holds.
Who operates Jomo Kenyatta International Airport?
Per Wikidata, NBO is operated by Kenya Airports Authority.
Which airlines have a hub at NBO?
Wikidata lists NBO as a hub of African Express Airways, Astral Aviation, East African Safari Air, Eastafrican.com, Fly540 and Kenya Airways.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record2 May 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q206349 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Airlines and routesOriginfacts route records — the routes we track, not a full schedule21 May 2026
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)