Airport
O.R. Tambo International Airport JNB
Johannesburg, South Africa · Large airport · ICAO FAOR
OR Tambo sits at roughly 1,690 m, so takeoff performance is noticeably affected and some long-haul flights carry payload restrictions on hot days. It is the busiest airport in Africa and the principal connecting point for the region.
Reference data
- IATA
- JNB
- ICAO
- FAOR
- Elevation
- 5,558 ft
- Coordinates
- -26.1401, 28.2468
Local time at JNB
21:35 GMT+2
Sat, 3 Oct 2026 · UTC+02:00 · Africa/Johannesburg
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Nearby airports
Ranked by actual distance from JNB's coordinates, not by name or region. Useful when a fare or a schedule makes a neighbouring airport worth the ground transfer.
| IATA | Airport | City | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLA | Lanseria International Airport | Johannesburg | 39 km | Look up |
| MBD | Mmabatho International Airport | Mafeking | 272 km | Look up |
| PTG | Polokwane International Airport | Polokwane | 283 km | Look up |
| GBE | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport | Gaborone | 293 km | Look up |
| MQP | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport | Mbombela | 298 km | Look up |
| HDS | Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit | Hoedspruit | 345 km | Look up |
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Official JNB website O.R. Tambo International Airport on Wikipedia
Where this data comes from
Codes, coordinates and elevation come from the public-domain OurAirports dataset, pinned at build time — 4,133 airports, last refreshed 6 September 2026. The time zone is derived from the coordinates above.