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NBO to HNY: distance & flight time
Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport) → Hengyang (Hengyang Nanyue Airport)
5,382 mi
8,661 km · 4,677 nm
11h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,382 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 1m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- NBO — Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Nairobi, Kenya
- HNY — Hengyang Nanyue Airport · Hengyang, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NBO
- WIL · Nairobi Wilson Airport8 mi away
- NYE · Nyeri Airport66 mi away
- NYK · Nanyuki Airport87 mi away
- ASV · Amboseli Airport94 mi away
Near HNY
- LLF · Lingling Airport74 mi away
- CSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport96 mi away
- YIC · Yichun Mingyueshan Airport120 mi away
- WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NBO from HNY?
The flight distance from Nairobi (NBO) to Hengyang (HNY) is 5,382 miles (8,661 km, 4,677 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NBO to HNY?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 1m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NBO to HNY?
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