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O R Tambo International airport at 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
→ 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 290200Z 32006KT CAVOK 16/14 Q1024 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
METAR issued by FAOR on Friday, March 28, 2025 at 02:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 10 minutes ago.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 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 14°C = 57°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88%.
QNH is 1024hPa = 30.24inHg
Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 320°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
FAOR 282200Z 2900/3006 VRB03KT 9999 BKN010 TX23/2912Z TN17/2904Z PROB30 TEMPO 2901/2907 4000 BR BKN004 PROB30 TEMPO 2901/2904 0500 FG BKN002 BECMG 2904/2906 35009KT BECMG 2908/2910 27010KT BKN025 PROB30 TEMPO 2911/2913 -SHRA FEW040TCU BECMG 2912/2914 20010KT PROB30 TEMPO 2913/2917 -TSRA FEW035CB FM291800 19008KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for O R Tambo International airport FAOR JNB
TAF issued by FAOR on Friday, March 28, 2025 at 22:00 UTC, issued 6 hours and 10 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, March 28, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
2900/3006 VRB03KT 9999 BKN010 TX23/2912Z TN17/2904Z
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 1000ft = 300m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, March 28, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2901/2907 4000 BR BKN004
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
mist
broken at 400ft = 120m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, March 28, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2901/2904 0500 FG BKN002
Visibility is 1km = 0mi, there's fog.
fog
broken at 200ft = 60m
becoming from Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2904/2906 35009KT
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 350°
becoming from Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2908/2910 27010KT BKN025
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 270°
broken at 2500ft = 760m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 13:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2911/2913 -SHRA FEW040TCU
light intensity shower rain
few clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
becoming from Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2912/2914 20010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 200°
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2913/2917 -TSRA FEW035CB
light intensity thunderstorm rain
few clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
from Saturday, March 29, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Sunday, March 30, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM291800 19008KT 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 190°
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 at 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 at 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
- Grand Central airport (FAGC GCJ ) at 12mi↑NOTAM
- Waterfall City Hospital heliport ( ZA-0207) at 12mi↑
→ 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