# Distance from Lille/Lesquin (LIL) to Nairobi (NBO)

> 6,600 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,600 km / 4,101 mi / 3,564 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 140° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 13:19 in Lille/Lesquin, it's 14:19 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,173 ft (NBO is higher than LIL)

## Airports

### [Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lil-lillelesquin-lille-lesquin-airport/1ef266df-4c56-63b2-8535-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lille/Lesquin, France
- ICAO: LFQQ
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 50.560000, 3.090000
- Elevation: 157 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 13:19 in Lille/Lesquin, it's 14:19 in Nairobi.

## Related

- [Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lil-lillelesquin-lille-lesquin-airport/1ef266df-4c56-63b2-8535-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nbo-nairobi-jomo-kenyatta-international-airport/1ef266de-ec1d-68ec-a027-06bb2780ed98)
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