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NBOHKJK

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Nairobi, KE

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Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Nairobi, Kenya · Africa

Kenya’s SkyTeam hub is an 18 km Expressway hop with dense lounges, but a five-part T1 horseshoe, a separate T2 and a single runway keep it a 6.7 rather than a slam-dunk.

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6.7/ 10

Solid

Ease of use6.6
Comfort & amenities6.8
Food & retail6.4
Ground access7.6
Reliability5.8
Lounges7.4

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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NBOHKJKNormal

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Nairobi, Kenya · Africa

Kenya’s SkyTeam hub is an 18 km Expressway hop with dense lounges, but a five-part T1 horseshoe, a separate T2 and a single runway keep it a 6.7 rather than a slam-dunk.

Airportist Score

6.7/ 10

Solid

Ease of use6.6
Comfort & amenities6.8
Food & retail6.4
Ground access7.6
Reliability5.8
Lounges7.4

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
2 h
before international flights
Typical security
25 min
editorial average, not live
Best way to city
20-40 min
Uber / Bolt
Lounges
5
3 rated worth it
Terminals
2
(T1 concourses 1A–1E + separate T2)
Passengers / year
8.6 million (2024)

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Passenger airports within about 150 km. Scored airports show their Airportist Score so you can weigh a switch.

WILWilson Airport
Nairobi
12 km
NYENyeri Airport
Nyeri
107 km
NUUNakuru Airport
Nakuru
142 km

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basic

Free Wi-Fi

Fast WiFi

KAA splash-page Wi-Fi throughout T1 — free, often slow at the 1A bank. SSID leftover-conflicts.

good

KQ Pride + PP lounges

Has Lounge

Pride/Simba in 1A for KQ; Plaza Premium, Aspire and Turkish on Priority Pass.

good

Nairobi Expressway

Easy Transport

Tolled elevated road from JKIA toward the CBD / Westlands. Uber and Bolt are live.

good

T1A SkyTeam hall (2014)

Accessibility

Opened 1 July 2014 for Kenya Airways / SkyTeam international. The rest of T1 is the older horseshoe.

basic

T1 duty-free & cafés

Shopping

Duty-free and cafés airside in 1A/1B/1C. KAA does not publish a brand list.

good

T1E international arrivals

Family Friendly

All T1B/1C international bags and immigration process at 1E, not at the departure concourse.

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