Kenya Airways· Callsign KQA760 ·Daily

KQ760 from Nairobi to Johannesburg, tracked live

A core African trunk route linking East and Southern Africa's biggest business centers.

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NBO
Nairobi
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
07:50 EAT (UTC+3)
4h 10m
2,912 km · 1,809 mi
Non-stop
JNB
Johannesburg
O. R. Tambo International Airport
11:00 SAST (UTC+2)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
typical equipment
Distance
2,912 km
1,572 nautical miles
Heading
198°
tracks south
Clock change
-1 h
on arrival
Block speed
699 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
51%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#279
of 439 tracked routes

Follow KQ760 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

KQ760 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 07:50 at NBO. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

KQ760 at a glance

  • The trip: 2,912 km (1,809 miles) from Nairobi to Johannesburg, flying south.
  • How long: 4h 10m gate to gate. That is about 699 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 1 hour back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 737-800. This route uses about 51% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of NBO in early morning, into JNB in mid-morning.

KQ760 route overview: NBO to JNB

KQ760 distance and great-circle path

KQ760 covers 2,912 km, or 1,809 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 279 by distance.

The plane leaves Nairobi heading south. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the NBO-JNB route appears on a tracker map.

Why KQ760 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 4.2 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 699 km/h. A Boeing 737-800 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Winds aloft shift the real flight time by up to an hour in either direction. See what really moves flight times.

Can the Boeing 737-800 comfortably fly KQ760?

Not at all. At roughly 51% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 737-800. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 737-800.

What to know about KQ760

  • Time change: you land 1 hour behind the time you left.
  • High airport at the start: NBO sits 5,330 ft up. Thin air means a longer takeoff run.
  • High airport at the end: JNB sits 5,558 ft up, so the plane lands faster than it looks.

KQ760 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of KQ760 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-29. Those records contain 7 distinct transponder addresses.

The median recorded visibility was 231 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-29 tracked in flight 05:05 UTC 08:56 UTC 3h 52m
2026-10-28 tracked in flight 08:28 UTC 12:19 UTC 3h 51m
2026-10-27 tracked in flight 05:11 UTC 08:51 UTC 3h 40m
2026-10-26 tracked in flight 06:02 UTC 10:07 UTC 4h 5m
2026-10-25 tracked in flight 06:40 UTC 10:18 UTC 3h 38m
2026-10-23 tracked in flight 05:04 UTC 08:48 UTC 3h 44m
2026-10-22 tracked in flight 04:49 UTC 08:46 UTC 3h 57m

“First/last tracked” are when KQ760 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on KQ760

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Kenya Airways and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

NBO Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi, Kenya · live radar →
JNB O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, South Africa · live radar →
B738 Boeing 737-800 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does KQ760 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 737-800, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown2,912 km
AircraftBoeing 737-800
Fuel burn rate3.59 kg per km
Fuel burned10,442 kg
CO2, whole flight33.0 tonnes
Seats, typical layout162
Passengers carried134 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger246 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 246 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy143 seats, 119 flown
200 kg CO2 per seat
Business19 seats, 16 flown
579 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, KQ760 emits what 550 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 1,449 km, or 7,036 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 926 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 2,912 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put KQ760 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Nairobi

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
KQ2Nairobi (NBO) → New York (JFK) Boeing 787-8KQ2 flight tracker →
KQ100Nairobi (NBO) → London (LHR) Boeing 787-8KQ100 flight tracker →
KQ116Nairobi (NBO) → Amsterdam (AMS) Boeing 787-8KQ116 flight tracker →
KQ886Nairobi (NBO) → Guangzhou (CAN) Boeing 787-8KQ886 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to KQ760

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Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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KQ760 frequently asked questions

How long is the KQ760 flight?

Nairobi to Johannesburg is 2,912 km (1,809 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 4.2 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates KQ760?

Typically a Boeing 737-800 (full specifications), using roughly 51% of that type's published range.

Does KQ760 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 07:50 local from NBO. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track KQ760 live?

Yes. Whenever KQ760 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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KQ100 Nairobi (NBO) → London (LHR) Boeing 787-8 KQ100 flight tracker →
KQ116 Nairobi (NBO) → Amsterdam (AMS) Boeing 787-8 KQ116 flight tracker →
KQ886 Nairobi (NBO) → Guangzhou (CAN) Boeing 787-8 KQ886 flight tracker →