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O R Tambo International airport in Johannesburg (South Africa)
O R Tambo International airport is located near Johannesburg, with Kempton Park in 4km↑, Bartlett in 4km↑, Brentwood Park in 5km↑, Gauteng in 6km↑, Eden Glen in 8km↑, Boksburg in 8km↑, Benoni in 9km↑, Glenmarais in 9km↑, Modderfontein in 10km↑, Lombardy East in 12km↑, Germiston in 13km↑, Linbro Park in 14km↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in South Africa and Southernmost airports in South Africa
→ See also airports in South Africa
aerial view of O R Tambo International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FAOR
- IATA code : JNB
- Local code : -
Elevation : 1694 m = 5558ft
→ See also Highest airports in South Africa and Lowest airports in South Africa
→ See also Longest runways in South Africa
Aviation weather for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
METAR for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
FAOR 272030Z 04009KT CAVOK 14/12 Q1025 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
METAR issued by FAOR on Monday, March 27, 2023 at 20:30 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 40 hours and -1392 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
Temperature is 14°C = 57°F and dew point is 12°C = 54°F . This correspond to 88% relative humidity.
QNH is 1025mb = 30.27inHg
Wind speed is 17km/h = 9kt, direction is 40°.
Sky clear
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
FAOR 271525Z 2712/2818 08010KT 9999 SCT040 FEW045CB TX22/2713Z TN13/2803Z BECMG 2716/2718 CAVOK BECMG 2721/2723 36011KT BKN010 PROB40 TEMPO 2723/2809 BKN005 PROB30 TEMPO 2803/2809 4000 BR -RA BKN002 BECMG 2809/2811 30010KT BKN015 BECMG 2811/2813 SCT030
Decoded TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
TAF issued by FAOR on Monday, March 27, 2023 at 15:25 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 21 hours and 53 minutes ago. A 30 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, March 27, 2023 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, March 27, 2023 à 16:00 heure UTC
2712/2818 08010KT 9999 SCT040 FEW045CB TX22/2713Z TN13/2803Z
Wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 80°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m few clouds at 4500ft = 1370m
becoming from Monday, March 27, 2023 à 18:00 heure TU to Monday, March 27, 2023 à 21:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2716/2718 CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Monday, March 27, 2023 à 23:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 28, 2023 à 09:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2721/2723 36011KT BKN010
Wind 11kt = 20km/h, direction is 360°
broken at 1000ft = 300m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Monday, March 27, 2023 à 23:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 28, 2023 à 09:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 2723/2809 BKN005
broken at 500ft = 150m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, March 27, 2023 à 03:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 28, 2023 à 09:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2803/2809 4000 BR -RA BKN002
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
mist
light rain
broken at 200ft = 60m
becoming from Tuesday, March 28, 2023 à 11:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 28, 2023 à 11:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2809/2811 30010KT BKN015
Wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 300°
broken at 1500ft = 460m
becoming from Tuesday, March 28, 2023 à 13:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 28, 2023 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2811/2813 SCT030
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
VAC for O R Tambo International airport - FAOR
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
Around O R Tambo International airport in Johannesburg (South Africa)
near
- Nearest hotels
- Hotels in Kempton Park
- for Daring airport in 9km↑
- for Benoni airport in 11km↑
- for Interwaste airport in 11km↑
nearest airports to O R Tambo International airport in Johannesburg (South Africa)
- Daring airport (FADR ) in 9km↑
- Benoni heliport ( ZA-0215) in 11km↑
- Interwaste heliport ( ZA-0242) in 11km↑
- Edenvale Hospital heliport ( ZA-0202) in 12km↑
- Brakpan airport (FABB ) in 12km↑
- Rand airport (FAGM QRA ) in 15km↑METAR & TAF
- Petit airport (FARA ) in 16km↑
- Trollope Mining Services heliport ( ZA-0245) in 18km↑
- Ultimate heliport ( ZA-0201) in 18km↑
- Springs airport (FASI ) in 20km↑METAR & TAF
- Grand Central airport (FAGC GCJ ) in 20km↑
- Waterfall City Hospital heliport ( ZA-0207) in 20km↑
- Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital heliport ( ZA-0206) in 21km↑
- Sunninghill Hospital heliport ( ZA-0209) in 21km↑
- Fly Inn Estate airport ( ZA-0112) in 21km↑
- ATE heliport ( ZA-0236) in 22km↑
- Sanan heliport ( ZA-0205) in 23km↑
- Microland Flight Park airport (FABA ) in 23km↑
- Milpark Hospital heliport ( ZA-0208) in 23km↑
- Bapsfontein airport ( ZA-0100) in 24km↑
- Midstream heliport ( ZA-0210) in 24km↑
- Mediclinic Sandton heliport ( ZA-0203) in 24km↑
- Dimension Data heliport ( ZA-0212) in 25km↑
- Mediclinic Midstream heliport ( ZA-0214) in 25km↑
- Panorama airport ( ZA-0110) in 28km↑
- Life Fourways Hospital heliport ( ZA-0213) in 29km↑
- Olivedale Clinic heliport ( ZA-0211) in 29km↑
- Aero 57 airport ( ZA-0025) in 31km↑
- Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital heliport ( ZA-0204) in 33km↑aéroport fermé
- Eagles Creek Aviation Estate airport ( ZA-0317) in 33km↑
→ See also Former airports in South Africa
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap