Flight time from Washington, D.C. to Nairobi

How long is the flight time from Washington, D.C. to Nairobi?

The flight time between Washington, D.C. and Nairobi is 17 hours 20 minutes.

What is the Flight Distance Between Washington, D.C. and Nairobi?

The flight distance from Washington, D.C. (United States) to Nairobi (Kenya) is 7545 miles or 12141 kilometers or 6552 nautical miles.

The calculated distance between two cities is the straight flight distance measured from one point to another by air.

The nearest airport to Washington, D.C. is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and the nearest airport to Nairobi is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO).

Map of flight path from Washington, D.C. to Nairobi

The map of the shortest flight path between Washington, D.C., United States and Nairobi, Kenya is displayed below.

Washington, D.C. Details

Washington, D.C. is located in United States.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 38° 53' 42.4'' Longitude: W 77° 2' 10.9''
Latitude	38.89511
Longitude	-77.03637
Country	United States

Nearby airports

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)

Nairobi Details

Nairobi is located in Kenya.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: S 1° 16' 60'' Longitude: E 36° 49' 0''
Latitude	-1.28333
Longitude	36.81667
Country	Kenya

Nearby airports

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)

Time Difference between Washington, D.C. and Nairobi

Time difference between Washington, D.C. (United States) and Nairobi (Kenya) is 8 Hours.
Nairobi time is 8 Hours ahead of Washington, D.C..

Current local time in Washington, D.C.	Current local time in Nairobi
2025-12-20, 15:11:38 EST	2025-12-20, 23:11:38 EAT