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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
Runways
- runway 03L/21R : 4418m = 14495ft
- runway 03R/21L : 3400m = 11155ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in South Africa
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Aviation weather for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
METAR for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
METAR FAOR 282200Z COR 30004KT CAVOK 11/05 Q1025 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
METAR issued by FAOR on Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 22:00 UTC, issued 28 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 11°C = 52°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 67 %.
QNH is 1025hPa = 30.27inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 300°.
Sky clear.
TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
TAF FAOR 282200Z 2900/3006 28005KT CAVOK TX19/2912Z TN09/2903Z FM291000 25008KT CAVOK FM291800 VRB03KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
TAF issued by FAOR on Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 21:00 UTC, issued 1 hours and 28 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, June 28, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, June 29, 2026 à 10:00 heure UTC
wind 5kt = 9km/h direction is 280° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
NSC (No Significant Clouds) = no clouds below 5000 ft and no TCU (tower CUmulus) or CB 'cumulonimbus)
from Monday, June 29, 2026 à 10:00 heure TU to Monday, June 29, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
NSW
FM
wind 8kt = 15km/h direction is 250° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
NSC (No Significant Clouds) = no clouds below 5000 ft and no TCU (tower CUmulus) or CB 'cumulonimbus)
from Monday, June 29, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Tuesday, June 30, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
NSW
FM
wind 3kt = 6km/h direction is VRB° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
NSC (No Significant Clouds) = no clouds below 5000 ft and no TCU (tower CUmulus) or CB 'cumulonimbus)
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↑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↑
- Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital heliport ( ZA-0206) at 13mi↑
- Sunninghill Hospital heliport ( ZA-0209) at 13mi↑
- Fly Inn Estate airport ( ZA-0112) at 13mi↑
- ATE heliport ( ZA-0236) at 14mi↑
→ See also Former airports in South Africa
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX et NOAA
- TAF : AVWX et NOAA
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap