Kenya Airways (KQ)

613 flights a week on 79 routes: 37 cities in 29 countries, 4 aircraft types. Most departures are from Jomo Kenyatta International (Nairobi).

The airline at a glance

By the schedule for the next two weeks

IATA code
KQ
flights a week
613
cities with nonstop flights
37
countries
29
aircraft types
4

Routes and destinations

The busiest nonstop routes. Price: the cheapest direct fare of this airline found in recent searches.

1h, 40 flights a week Return
1h 25m, 24 flights a week Return
1h 15m, 21 flights a week Return
1h 30m, 16 flights a week Return
4h 15m, 15 flights a week Return
Nairobi - Dubai from $336
5h 15m, 14 flights a week Return
1h 20m, 14 flights a week Return
50m, 12 flights a week Return
Nairobi - London from $531
9h 10m, 10 flights a week Return
Nairobi - Cape Town from $586
5h 45m, 9 flights a week Return
All routes: 79 routes from 36 cities

From Nairobi: Accra, Addis Ababa, Amsterdam, Antananarivo, Bangkok, Bujumbura, Cape Town, Dakar, Dar Es Salaam, Dubai, Entebbe, Guangzhou, Harare, Johannesburg, Juba, Kigali, Kinshasa, Kisumu, Lagos, Lilongwe, Livingstone, London, Lubumbashi, Lusaka, Mahe, Mombasa, Mumbai, Nampula, New York, Paris, Victoria Falls, Zanzibar

From Mombasa: Nairobi

From Dar Es Salaam: Nairobi

From Entebbe: Nairobi

From Kigali: Nairobi

From Cape Town: Livingstone, Nairobi, Victoria Falls

From Johannesburg: Nairobi

From Dubai: Nairobi

From Zanzibar: Nairobi

From Accra: Freetown, Monrovia, Nairobi

From Kisumu: Nairobi

From Harare: Lusaka, Nairobi

From London: Nairobi

From Lusaka: Harare, Nairobi

From Mumbai: Nairobi

From Bujumbura: Nairobi

From Amsterdam: Nairobi

From Paris: Nairobi

From Lagos: Nairobi

From Addis Ababa: Nairobi

From Bangkok: Guangzhou, Nairobi

From Guangzhou: Bangkok, Nairobi

From Livingstone: Cape Town, Nairobi

From Victoria Falls: Cape Town, Nairobi

From Dakar: Abidjan, Nairobi

From Mahe: Nairobi

From New York: Nairobi

From Nampula: Nairobi

From Lilongwe: Nairobi

From Juba: Nairobi

From Antananarivo: Nairobi

From Monrovia: Accra

From Abidjan: Dakar

From Freetown: Accra

From Lubumbashi: Nairobi, Ndola

From Ndola: Lubumbashi

Main airports

Where Kenya Airways departs from most often and the share of its flights at each airport

285 flights a week, 32 destinations
37 flights a week, 1 destination
24 flights a week, 1 destination
23 flights a week, 1 destination
16 flights a week, 1 destination
15 flights a week, 3 destinations
14 flights a week, 3 destinations
14 flights a week, 1 destination

Fleet

Aircraft types in the schedule and their share of flights

Boeing 737-800 54%
334 flights a week
Embraer 190 29%
179 flights a week
Boeing 787-800 14%
86 flights a week
Boeing 777-300ER 2%
14 flights a week

Timetable: the most frequent flights

One flight per main route, departure and arrival in local time

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
KQ 602
Kenya Airways
07:40 Jomo Kenyatta International, terminal 1D
08:40 Moi International, terminal 1
1h
Daily
Boeing 737-800
KQ 482
Kenya Airways
07:40 Jomo Kenyatta International, terminal 1A
09:05 Julius Nyerere International, terminal 3
1h 25m
Daily
Boeing 737-800
KQ 410
Kenya Airways
07:30 Jomo Kenyatta International, terminal 1A
08:45 Entebbe International
1h 15m
Daily
Embraer 190
KQ 470
Kenya Airways
07:30 Jomo Kenyatta International, terminal 1A
08:00 Kigali International
1h 30m
Daily
Embraer 190
KQ 760
Kenya Airways
07:45 Jomo Kenyatta International, terminal 1A
10:55 O.R. Tambo International, terminal A
4h 10m
Daily
Boeing 787-800
KQ 310
Kenya Airways
18:15 Jomo Kenyatta International, terminal 1A
00:30 Dubai, terminal 1
5h 15m
Daily
Boeing 737-800
KQ 498
Kenya Airways
01:20 Jomo Kenyatta International, terminal 1A
02:40 Zanzibar International, terminal 3
1h 20m
Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun
Boeing 737-800
KQ 670
Kenya Airways
17:20 Jomo Kenyatta International, terminal 1D
18:10 Kisumu
50m
Daily
Boeing 737-800
KQ 100
Kenya Airways
09:10 Jomo Kenyatta International, terminal 1A
15:30 London Heathrow, terminal 4
9h 20m
Daily
Boeing 787-800
KQ 782
Kenya Airways
07:25 Jomo Kenyatta International, terminal 1A
13:35 Cape Town International
7h 10m
Tue, Thu, Sun
Boeing 737-800
KQ 704
Kenya Airways
13:30 Jomo Kenyatta International, terminal 1A
15:30 Harare International, terminal I
3h
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737-800
KQ 202
Kenya Airways
16:45 Jomo Kenyatta International, terminal 1A
01:30 Chhatrapati Shivaji International, terminal 2
6h 15m
Daily
Boeing 737-800

Frequently asked questions

Where does Kenya Airways fly?
The schedule lists 37 cities in 29 countries on 79 routes. Busiest: Nairobi - Mombasa (40 flights a week), Nairobi - Dar Es Salaam (24 flights a week), Nairobi - Entebbe (21 flights a week), Nairobi - Kigali (16 flights a week), Nairobi - Johannesburg (15 flights a week).
What aircraft does Kenya Airways fly?
4 aircraft types in the schedule. Share of flights: Boeing 737-800 (54%), Embraer 190 (29%), Boeing 787-800 (14%), Boeing 777-300ER (2%).
Which airports does Kenya Airways fly from?
Most departures: Jomo Kenyatta International, Nairobi (285 flights a week); Moi International, Mombasa (37 flights a week); Julius Nyerere International, Dar Es Salaam (24 flights a week); Entebbe International (23 flights a week).
Is Kenya Airways part of an airline alliance?
By our data, Kenya Airways is not a member of Star Alliance, SkyTeam or oneworld.
Is Kenya Airways a low-cost airline?
No, Kenya Airways is listed as a full-service carrier.
What is the airline code of Kenya Airways?
IATA code: KQ. Flight numbers start with KQ, for example KQ 602.