Nairobi to Rio de Janeiro Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Nairobi, Kenya to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 11 hours 6 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between Nairobi and Rio de Janeiro?

The flight distance from Nairobi (Kenya) to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is 5547 miles. This is equivalent to 8927 kilometers or 4817 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to Nairobi, is Wilson Airport (WIL) and the nearest airport to Rio de Janeiro, is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU).

Nairobi - Rio de Janeiro Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Nairobi is 2025-12-20, 11:52:24 EAT
Current local time in Rio de Janeiro is 2025-12-20, 05:52:24 -03.
Time difference between Nairobi (Kenya) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is 6 Hours.
Rio de Janeiro time is 6 Hours behind Nairobi.

Nairobi to Rio de Janeiro Flight Route Map

Flight map from Nairobi, Kenya to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is given below.
Click the map to view Nairobi to Rio de Janeiro nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


Nairobi GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 1° 17' 31.4'' Longitude: E 36° 49' 19''
Rio de Janeiro GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 22° 54' 24.6'' Longitude: W 43° 10' 22.4''

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