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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↑,

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Elevation : 1694 m = 5558ft

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weather : sky clear at Kempton Park

ciel dégagé
59°F
66 ↗ 81°F

wind ↑ 5mph
gusting to 13mph

Aviation weather for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB

METAR for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB

FAOR 112100Z 36015KT 9999 FEW039 17/14 Q1024 NOSIG

Decoded METAR for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB

METAR issued by FAOR on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 21:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 days and 132 hours and -7145 minutes ago.

visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is 17°C = 63°F, dew point is 14°C = 57°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.

QNH is 1024hPa = 30.24inHg

Wind 28km/h = 15kt, direction is 360°.

Clouds : few clouds at 3900ft = 1190m.

No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours

TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB

FAOR 111600Z 1118/1224 36010KT 9999 SCT030 TX25/1213Z TN14/1203Z BECMG 1122/1124 BKN008 PROB40 TEMPO 1200/1206 BKN004 BECMG 1206/1208 BKN020 FM121000 34010KT 9999 SCT030 FM121830 35010KT CAVOK

Decoded TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB

TAF issued by FAOR on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 16:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 5 days and 17 hours and 55 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC

1118/1224 36010KT 9999 SCT030 TX25/1213Z TN14/1203Z

wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 360°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m

becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Friday, December 12, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1122/1124 BKN008

broken at 800ft = 240m

probability of 40% to have temporarily from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Friday, December 12, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC

PROB40 TEMPO 1200/1206 BKN004

broken at 400ft = 120m

becoming from Friday, December 12, 2025 à 08:00 heure TU to Friday, December 12, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1206/1208 BKN020

broken at 2000ft = 610m

from Friday, December 12, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Friday, December 12, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC

FM121000 34010KT 9999 SCT030

wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 340°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m

from Friday, December 12, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Friday, December 12, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC

FM121830 35010KT 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

wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 350°

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.

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