AirportsO.R. Tambo International Airport is a large airport serving Johannesburg, in Gauteng, South Africa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JNB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JNB
- ICAO code
- FAOR
- City
- Johannesburg
- State or region
- Gauteng
- Country
- South Africa
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 26.1401° S, 28.2468° E
- Elevation
- 1,694 m (5,558 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,418 m (14,495 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JNB means O.R. Tambo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FAOR. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.1401° S, 28.2468° E. It stands 1,694 metres (5,558 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Johannesburg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
O.R. Tambo International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,418 metres (14,495 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 22 airports of South Africa on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03L/21R | 4,418 m 14,495 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03R/21L | 3,400 m 11,155 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lanseria International AirportJohannesburg | HLA | 39 km |
| George Dick Montshioa AirportMafeking | MBD | 272 km |
| Polokwane International AirportPolokwane | PTG | 283 km |
| Sir Seretse Khama International AirportGaborone, Botswana | GBE | 293 km |
| Kruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela | MQP | 298 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,011 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,964 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,413 km | 8 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,075 km | 11 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,831 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,706 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,656 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,524 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,024 km | 13 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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