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ZNZ
09:33 EAT
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NBO
10:46 EAT
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KQ 491 — Zanzibar to Nairobi

Departure — ZNZ
Scheduled09:33 EAT
AirportAbeid Amani Karume International Airport
Arrival — NBO
Scheduled10:46 EAT
Estimated
AirportJomo Kenyatta International Airport

KQ 491 Schedule

Kenya Airways runs ZNZ to NBO every day. Scheduled block time is 1h 13m. Typically a Embraer 190.

M T W T F S S Daily
Route
ZNZ → NBO
Aircraft
E90
Duration
1h 13m
Frequency
7x/week
View ZNZ–NBO route

Embraer 190 (E90)

Scheduled equipment: Embraer 190. Embraer-built. Registration, build year, and photo fill in the moment the aircraft broadcasts.

Photo: via Planespotters.net
TypeEmbraer 190
ICAO CodeE90
Registration
Built
ManufacturerEmbraer
CategoryNarrowbody

ZNZ to NBO

Kenya Airways is the only nonstop operator on this route. Compare schedules, codeshares, and on-time performance across every operator on the full route page.

Distance
602 km
Airlines
1
Nonstop carriers
Weekly Flights
91
All airlines
Duration
1h 13m
KQ 491

KQ 491 Flight Path

Cruise altitude, ground speed, and vertical rate from ADS-B broadcasts. The altitude profile fills in while KQ 491 is airborne, capturing climbs, step-climbs, and descents in real time.

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Flight path chart appears once KQ 491 is airborne and broadcasting.

Frequently Asked Questions

If a plane icon is moving on the map, yes. That's ADS-B, the aircraft's own GPS position broadcast, updated every few seconds. No icon means the flight isn't airborne at the moment: either before pushback, already landed, or a day it doesn't operate.

Scheduled equipment is the E90. The live tracker shows the actual tail and registration when KQ 491 is airborne. Carriers swap aircraft often enough that you'll sometimes see a different airframe than the scheduled type.

Every day of the week. On days outside that pattern this page will show the schedule but no live aircraft.

Scheduled 1h 13m gate to gate from ZNZ to NBO. Actual air time varies with winds and ATC routing. Tailwinds can shave 15 to 20 minutes on long segments.

GPS-accurate via ADS-B. Typically within 30 meters horizontally, updated every 5 to 10 seconds. If the broadcast drops over oceans or mountainous terrain, the map holds the last-known position and the label changes to reflect the signal gap.

A projection from current position, groundspeed, and remaining distance. It doesn't account for descent procedures, holding, or ATC vectoring near the destination. Trust it within plus or minus 10 minutes once the flight is past the halfway mark.

Kenya Airways is a skyteam member, so you may see this flight ticketed under a partner airline's code as well. The live aircraft is the same regardless of which code is on your ticket.