Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

HKJK / NBO

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Nairobi, KenyaELEV 5,330 FT

Large airportScheduled service

Based operators

charter operators on the field

Field elevation

feet above sea level

Nearest alternate

nm to HKRE

Field standing

Computed · Google ratings × Bravo register

18 operators

Charter fleet based on the field

More resident charter operators than 99% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.

5 nm

To the nearest alternate

Moi Air Base (HKRE) — 2 fields within 50 nm.

Overview

01 / Field brief

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (HKJK / NBO) is a large commercial airport serving Nairobi, Kenya. The field lies at an elevation of 5,330 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.

Charter departments call it home: 748 Air Services (K), Ltd., Air Kenya Express Ltd, and ALS limited base aircraft at NBO, 18 in all. Useful alternates include Moi Air Base (HKRE, 5 nm), Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL, 7 nm), and Nanyuki Civil Airport (NYK, 76 nm).

Quotes for flights out of NBO vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Jkia Airport and Embakasi Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from NBO, or browse verified operators serving the area.

Field capability

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02 / Field data

ICAO

HKJK

IATA

NBO

FAA / Local

HKJK

Elevation

5,330 ft

Coordinates

1.3189° S · 36.9282° E

Airspace

G · Golf

Size

Large

Scheduled svc

Yes

Elevation vs Kenya fields

state range 20–6,941 ft

At 5,330 ft, NBO sits higher than 59% of the 17 Kenya fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.