Nairobi to Seattle Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Nairobi, Kenya to Seattle, United States is 18 hours 1 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 Seattle?

The flight distance from Nairobi (Kenya) to Seattle (United States) is 9002 miles. This is equivalent to 14487 kilometers or 7817 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 Seattle, is Boeing Field International Airport (BFI).

Nairobi - Seattle Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Nairobi is 2025-12-15, 00:59:57 EAT
Current local time in Seattle is 2025-12-14, 14:59:57 MST.
Time difference between Nairobi (Kenya) and Seattle (United States) is 10 Hours.
Seattle time is 10 Hours behind Nairobi.

Nairobi to Seattle Flight Route Map

Flight map from Nairobi, Kenya to Seattle, United States is given below.
Click the map to view Nairobi to Seattle 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''
Seattle GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 47° 36' 22.4'' Longitude: W 122° 19' 55.5''

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