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O.R. Tambo International Airport

Large airport  Johannesburg, South Africa

International airport serving Johannesburg, South Africa.

IATA JNBICAO FAORID FAOR
O.R. Tambo International Airport

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Overview

O. R. Tambo International Airport (IATA: JNB, ICAO: FAOR) is an international airport serving the twin cities of Johannesburg and the main capital of South Africa, Pretoria. It is situated in Kempton Park, Gauteng. It serves as the primary airport for domestic and international travel for South Africa and since 2020, it is Africa's second busiest airport, with a capacity to handle up to 28 million passengers annually. The airport serves as the hub for South African Airways. The airport was originally known as Jan Smuts International Airport, after the former South African Prime Minister.

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Runways
2
Longest runway
14,495 ft
Elevation
5,558 ft
Passengers / year
21,237,208
Radio freq.
8

Suitable for

✈️ Commercial airliners🛩️ Private & business jets📏 Longest runway 14,495 ft

Where is it

📍 -26.140081, 28.246801 · Open detailed map

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Details

RegionGauteng
ContinentAfrica
Coordinates-26.140081, 28.246801

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Runways (2)

DesignationLengthWidthSurface
03L/21R14,495 ft200 ftASP
03R/21L11,155 ft197 ftASP

Airlines

49 airlines operate scheduled flights from O.R. Tambo International Airport.

Air AustralAir BotswanaAir FranceAir India LimitedAir MadagascarAir MauritiusAir MozambiqueAir NamibiaAir SeychellesAir ZimbabweAlitaliaAmerican AirlinesAsiana AirlinesBaikotovitchestrian AirlinesBritish AirwaysCathay PacificComairDelta Air LinesEgyptairEl Al Israel AirlinesEmiratesEthiopian AirlinesEtihad AirwaysHainan AirlinesInterair South AfricaJet AirwaysJetBlue AirwaysKLM Royal Dutch AirlinesKenya AirwaysLufthansaMangoQantasQatar AirwaysRwandair ExpressSaudi Arabian AirlinesSingapore AirlinesSouth African AirwaysSwiss International Air LinesTAAG Angola AirlinesTAM Brazilian AirlinesThai Airways InternationalTransaero AirlinesTurkish AirlinesUS AirwaysUnited AirlinesVirgin Atlantic AirwaysVirgin AustraliaVivaColombiaWorld Scale Airlines

Flights from O.R. Tambo International Airport

81 direct destinations from O.R. Tambo International Airport.

81 destinations
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)Antonio Agostinho-Neto International Airport (PNR)Beira International Airport (BEW)Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)Cairo International Airport (CAI)Cape Town International Airport (CPT)Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ)Chileka International Airport (BLZ)Dubai International Airport (DXB)Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS)Ellisras Matimba Airport (ELL)Entebbe International Airport (EBB)Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA)George Airport (GRJ)Hamad International Airport (DOH)Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW)Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH)Inhambane Airport (INH)Ivato International Airport (TNR)John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ)Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT)Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)Kasane International Airport (BBK)Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN)Kigali International Airport (KGL)Kimberley Airport (KIM)King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)King Phalo Airport (ELS)King Shaka International Airport (DUR)Kotoka International Airport (ACC)Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV)London Heathrow Airport (LHR)Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR)Maputo Airport (MPM)Margate Airport (MGH)Matsapha International Airport (MTS)Maun International Airport (MUB)Maya-Maya International Airport (BZV)Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU)Munich Airport (MUC)Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS)Nampula Airport (APL)Ndjili International Airport (FIH)Pemba Airport (POL)Perth International Airport (PER)Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW)Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB)Polokwane International Airport (PTG)Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD)Richards Bay Airport (RCB)Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)Roland Garros Airport (RUN)Seychelles International Airport (SEZ)Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA)Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU)Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE)Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)Tete Airport (TET)Upington Airport (UTN)Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA)Vilankulo Airport (VNX)Walvis Bay International Airport (WVB)Zayed International Airport (AUH)Zürich Airport (ZRH)İstanbul Airport (IST)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is O.R. Tambo International Airport?
O.R. Tambo International Airport is a large airport located in Johannesburg, South Africa. It has 2 runway(s), the longest measuring 14,495 ft.

What is the airport code of O.R. Tambo International Airport?
Its IATA code is JNB and its ICAO code is FAOR.

Which airlines fly from O.R. Tambo International Airport?
49 airlines operate scheduled flights from O.R. Tambo International Airport, serving 81 direct destinations.

O.R. Tambo International Airport is a large airport located in Johannesburg, South Africa. It has 2 runway(s), the longest measuring 14,495 ft.