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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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Editorial profile notes — not a live alert feed. Live operations are on Overview and in the panel below.

Published alerts

Typical operations snapshot — editorial, not live news. File dated Sep 20, 2026.

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Operator on-time performance for NBO is unpublished — delay fields are not a published OTP.

Single live runway 06/24; the second runway is still planning (February 2026).

Greenfield / Terminal 3 is not a live passenger hall (cancelled 2016; 2026 master plan is future work).

KAWU strike of 30–31 August 2026 ended 1 September 2026 — not a live stoppage this pass.

Typical delay mix from the same editorial snapshot — not a live feed. Current operations are on Overview.

Typical departure delays0 min · 0%

Typical arrival delays0 min · 0%

Typical cancellations0 min · 0%

Live operations

Live operational signals from Flighty or FAA, plus checkpoint waits where airports publish them.

Security wait times

Current security wait information is not available for this airport. Check the airport's official website or app before travel.

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Operational status

Delays reported

Departure delays

Flights are taking off 27m late on average.

Delay range: 27m avg

Arrival delays

Flights are landing 14m late on average.

Delay range: 14m avg

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 21, 23:35 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

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