Distance from Nairobi to Queens

The distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Queens, United States is 11,836 kilometers (7,355 miles).

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

Queens, New York, United States

From Nairobi to Queens, the straight-line distance is 11,836 kilometers, heading northwest. Nairobi is situated at an altitude of 1,684 meters above sea level, while Queens is at only 13 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 18-20 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Nairobi, Kenya

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Nairobi

Coordinates: 1.2833° S 36.8167° E

Elevation: 1,684 m (5,525 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)
  • Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)
  • Nyeri Airport (NYE)
  • Nakuru Airport (NUU)
  • Nanyuki Airport (NYK)
Queens, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.6815° N 73.8365° W

Elevation: 13 m (43 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
  • La Guardia Airport (LGA)
  • Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport (JRB)
  • West 30th St. Heliport (JRA)
  • Teterboro Airport (TEB)

Other distances from Nairobi

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Nairobi to Kakamega 288 km
From Nairobi to Mombasa 441 km
From Nairobi to Nakuru 136 km
From Nairobi to Eldoret 263 km
From Nairobi to Kisumu 263 km

Other distances from Queens

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Queens to New York City 15 km
From Queens to Los Angeles 3,959 km
From Queens to Chicago 1,163 km
From Queens to Houston 2,294 km
From Queens to Phoenix 3,465 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Nairobi and Queens.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Lagos, Nigeria Shenzhen, China 11,835 km
Brisbane, Australia Puente Alto, Chile 11,835 km
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Accra, Ghana Las Vegas, United States 11,838 km
Adelaide, Australia Puente Alto, Chile 11,833 km
Sucre, Bolivia Helsinki, Finland 11,833 km
Baghdad, Iraq Curitiba, Brazil 11,839 km
Brisbane, Australia Seattle, United States 11,833 km
Portland, United States Kolkata, India 11,840 km
Trujillo, Peru Bucharest, Romania 11,840 km
San Francisco, United States Newcastle, Australia 11,832 km
Baghdad, Iraq Valledupar, Colombia 11,840 km
Tehran, Iran Oakland, United States 11,841 km
Kanpur, India Boston, United States 11,841 km
Shanghai, China Fort Worth, United States 11,841 km
Winnipeg, Canada Hanoi, Vietnam 11,831 km

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