Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is an international airport serving the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi. The airport has operated for over 60 years having first opened in 1958 as Embakasi Airport. The airport attained its current name in 1978 after the death of Kenyan national hero Jomo Kenyatta.

NBO features two terminals; the international terminal 1 and the much smaller terminal 2 used for low-cost domestic flights. Terminal 1 features a distinctive circular shape that makes moving within the airport straightforward enough for travellers. The facilities inside the terminal are a mix of old and new with parts of the terminal as good as any you’d find in any major city in the world while other parts are in desperate need of renovation. The airport features one runaway with plans for a second runway, equipped to handle wide-body aircrafts, currently underway.

The airport continually ranks within the top ten busiest airports in Africa and is a major hub in East Africa. National carrier Kenya Airways uses the airport as its main hub connecting travellers to several locations across Africa and select locations in Asia, Europe and the United States. Another 32 airlines are also available serving over 50 destinations around the world. 

The airport is located approximately 18 km from the Nairobi city center. You can expect to find persistent taxi drivers as soon as you leave the arrivals area so we strongly advise organising your own transport with your hotel ahead of your arrival. The trip into the city should take roughly 30 minutes but this could vary due to the traffic that regularly builds up once you start to enter the city.