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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 at 2mi↑, Bartlett at 2mi↑, Brentwood Park at 3mi↑, Gauteng at 4mi↑, Eden Glen at 5mi↑, Boksburg at 5mi↑, Benoni at 6mi↑, Glenmarais at 6mi↑,→ 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 Airports with Longest runways in South Africa
Coming to O R Tambo International airport
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Aviation weather for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
METAR for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
FAOR 121800Z 29008KT CAVOK 18/08 Q1032 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
METAR issued by FAOR on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 18:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 18 hours and 4 minutes ago.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.
The temperature is 18°C = 64°F, dew point is 8°C = 46°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 52 %.
QNH is 1032hPa = 30.47inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 290°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
FAOR 121600Z 1218/1324 VRB03KT CAVOK TX20/1313Z TN07/1302Z PROB40 TEMPO 1223/1307 3000 BCFG NSC PROB30 TEMPO 1302/1306 0600 FG VV001 BECMG 1307/1309 SCT020 BECMG 1309/1311 CAVOK BECMG 1315/1317 16008KT
Decoded TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
TAF issued by FAOR on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 16:00 UTC, issued 20 hours and 4 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, May 12, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
1218/1324 VRB03KT CAVOK TX20/1313Z TN07/1302Z
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
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Monday, May 12, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 1223/1307 3000 BCFG NSC
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
patches fog
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, May 12, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 1302/1306 0600 FG VV001
Visibility is 1km = 0mi, there's fog.
fog
VV100ft = 30m
becoming from Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1307/1309 SCT020
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
becoming from Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1309/1311 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 Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1315/1317 16008KT
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 160°
VAC for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
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.
NOTAM for O R Tambo International airport
Around O R Tambo International airport in Johannesburg (South Africa)
near
- Hotels in Kempton Park
- Station de montagne La Molina at 5019mi↑
- Station de montagne Gréolières-les-Neiges at 5019mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 5022mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 5025mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 5028mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 5029mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 5029mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 5029mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 5030mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Angles at 5032mi↑
- Station de montagne La Rabassa at 5035mi↑
- Station de montagne Formiguères at 5035mi↑
- for O R Tambo International airport at 0mi↑
- for Daring airport at 5mi↑
- for Interwaste airport at 7mi↑
nearest airports to O R Tambo International airport in Johannesburg (South Africa)
- Daring airport (FADR ) at 5mi↑NOTAM
- Benoni heliport ( ZA-0215) at 7mi↑
- Interwaste heliport ( ZA-0242) at 7mi↑
- Edenvale Hospital heliport ( ZA-0202) at 7mi↑
- Brakpan airport (FABB ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Rand airport (FAGM QRA ) at 9mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Petit airport (FARA ) at 10mi↑NOTAM
- Trollope Mining Services heliport ( ZA-0245) at 11mi↑
- Ultimate heliport ( ZA-0201) at 11mi↑
- Springs airport (FASI ) at 12mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Grand Central airport (FAGC GCJ ) at 12mi↑NOTAM
- Waterfall City Hospital heliport ( ZA-0207) at 12mi↑
→ See also Former airports in South Africa
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap