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 255 routes we track, it ranks 188 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.