LHR to NBO flight delays
448 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
70.14%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.34%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
21 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. British Airways arrived on time 9.5 points more often than Kenya Airways over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The season swings this route hard. In April it ran 25.3 points more punctual than in January — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
This route does worse than its own airport. LHR as a whole runs 8.6 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
Flights from London to Nairobi run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, British Airways arrived on time most often on LHR to NBO. Kenya Airways was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in January.
Every airline on LHR to NBO
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways | 237 | 74.58% | 0.42% | — | C |
| Kenya Airways | 211 | 65.05% | 2.37% | — | F |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
NBO to LHR Nairobi back to London 74.72% on time COther routes from London
Common questions
Are flights from London to Nairobi usually delayed?
70.14% of flights on the LHR to NBO route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from London to Nairobi?
British Airways, at 74.58% on time across 237 flights. The least punctual on the route was Kenya Airways at 65.05%.
How often are LHR to NBO flights cancelled?
1.34% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 13 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly London to Nairobi?
April, when 85% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 59.7%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LHR to NBO during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →