Cheap flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Nairobi from $790

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Nairobi from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport, with most prices found around $1,089. The month of April is another great option to travel to Nairobi, with average flight prices from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport averaging around $1,096.

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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 $1,707 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 $1,532 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Nairobi flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 24% 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 180 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. Thursday 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 24% 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 July 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 July 2026, 12 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 17% of weekly flights taking off on this day.