# Distance from Balikpapan-Borneo Island (BPN) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 8,888 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,888 km / 5,523 mi / 4,799 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 91° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 10:04 in Balikpapan-Borneo Island, it's 05:04 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,318 ft (NBO is higher than BPN)

## Airports

### [Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bpn-balikpapan-borneo-island-sepinggan-international-airport/1ef266df-f99b-6054-8a10-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Balikpapan-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WALL
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -1.270000, 116.890000
- Elevation: 12 ft

### [Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nbo-nairobi-jomo-kenyatta-international-airport/1ef266de-ec1d-68ec-a027-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nairobi, Kenya
- ICAO: HKJK
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: -1.320000, 36.930000
- Elevation: 5,330 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:04 in Balikpapan-Borneo Island, it's 05:04 in Nairobi.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bpn-balikpapan-borneo-island-sepinggan-international-airport/1ef266df-f99b-6054-8a10-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nbo-nairobi-jomo-kenyatta-international-airport/1ef266de-ec1d-68ec-a027-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)