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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↑,

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aerial view of O R Tambo International airport

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Elevation : 1694 m = 5558ft

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By plane :

weather : sky clear at Kempton Park

ciel dégagé
55°F
50 ↗ 68°F

wind ↑ 3mph
gusting to 5mph

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METAR issued by FAOR on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 18:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 18 hours and 4 minutes ago.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

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