Cheap flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Nairobi from $979

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Nairobi from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport, with most prices found around $1,406. The month of October is another great option to travel to Nairobi, with average flight prices from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport averaging around $1,420.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Nairobi from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Nairobi for around $1,697 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Nairobi from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport for as low as $1,587 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 20% of flights between New York and Nairobi have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 173 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Kenya Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 20% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

1 flights are operational daily from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Nairobi as of April 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 13:00, with 100% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

As of April 2026, 8 flights take off from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport and land in Nairobi each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 25% of weekly flights taking off on this day.