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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↑,→ 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 151400Z 29007KT 240V340 CAVOK 18/02 Q1027 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
METAR issued by FAOR on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 14:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 11 hours and 3 minutes ago.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 2°C = 36°F. The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 34 %.
QNH is 1027hPa = 30.33inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 290°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
FAOR 151000Z 1512/1618 32008KT CAVOK TX19/1612Z TN09/1604Z
Decoded TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
TAF issued by FAOR on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 10:00 UTC, issued 15 hours and 3 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, July 15, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 16, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
1512/1618 32008KT CAVOK TX19/1612Z TN09/1604Z
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 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 320°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
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
→ 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