# Distance from Burketown Airport (BUC) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 11,295 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,295 km / 7,018 mi / 6,099 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 21:10 in Burketown Airport, it's 14:10 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,309 ft (NBO is higher than BUC)

## Airports

### [Burketown Airport (BUC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/buc-burketown-airport/1ef266e0-062a-6bee-b1bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Burketown Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBKT
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -17.750000, 139.530000
- Elevation: 21 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 21:10 in Burketown Airport, it's 14:10 in Nairobi.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Burketown Airport (BUC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/buc-burketown-airport/1ef266e0-062a-6bee-b1bc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nbo-nairobi-jomo-kenyatta-international-airport/1ef266de-ec1d-68ec-a027-06bb2780ed98)
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