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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 281000Z 31008KT 280V350 CAVOK 24/04 Q1029 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
METAR issued by FAOR on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 days and 104 hours and -5718 minutes ago.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 24°C = 75°F, dew point is 4°C = 39°F. The air is dry : relative air humidity is 27 %.
QNH is 1029hPa = 30.39inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 310°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
FAOR 281000Z 2812/2918 35010KT CAVOK TX26/2812Z TN12/2904Z BECMG 2816/2818 VRB03KT BECMG 2819/2821 03010KT BECMG 2907/2909 33015KT FM291600 33008KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
TAF issued by FAOR on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 4 days and 8 hours and 42 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, August 28, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, August 28, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
2812/2918 35010KT CAVOK TX26/2812Z TN12/2904Z
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.
becoming from Thursday, August 28, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, August 28, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2816/2818 VRB03KT
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
becoming from Thursday, August 28, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Friday, August 29, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2819/2821 03010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 30°
becoming from Friday, August 29, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, August 29, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2907/2909 33015KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 330°
from Friday, August 29, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Friday, August 29, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM291600 33008KT 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 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 330°
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