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Johannesburg · South Africa

JNB O.R. Tambo International Airport

Local timeUTC+2Africa/Johannesburg
Runways2longest 14,495 ft4,418 m
Elevation5,558 ft1,694 mabove sea level
CodesJNB · FAORIATA · ICAO

Photo: PretoriaTravel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Runways

Runway layout of O.R. Tambo International Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 03L/21R: 14,495 ft (4,418 m), asphaltRunway 03R/21L: 11,155 ft (3,400 m), asphalt03L21R03R21L2 km · 6,562 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
03L/21R
14° / 194° true		 14,495 ft4,418 m200 ft61 masphalt · lit
03R/21L
14° / 194° true		 11,155 ft3,400 m197 ft60 masphalt · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates26.1°S, 28.2°E (-26.1401, 28.2468)
RegionGauteng, South Africa
Time zoneAfrica/Johannesburg: UTC+2 all year (no daylight saving time)
Official siteortambo-airport.com/

Distances and flight times to world hubs

Great circles from JNB to 19 major hubsATLLAXJFKORDYYZMEXGRULHRCDGFRAISTDXBDOHDELSINHKGPEKHNDSYDJNB
HubDistanceFrom JNBTo JNB
Doha DOH6,243 km3,879 mi8 h 05 min8 h 15 min
Dubai DXB6,413 km3,985 mi8 h 15 min8 h 25 min
São Paulo GRU7,439 km4,622 mi10 h 15 min8 h 55 min
Istanbul IST7,496 km4,658 mi9 h 35 min9 h 35 min
Delhi DEL8,011 km4,978 mi9 h 55 min10 h 20 min
Singapore SIN8,656 km5,378 mi10 h 35 min11 h 15 min
Frankfurt FRA8,690 km5,400 mi11 h 05 min10 h 50 min
Paris CDG8,737 km5,429 mi11 h 10 min10 h 50 min
London LHR9,075 km5,639 mi11 h 35 min11 h 10 min
Hong Kong HKG10,675 km6,633 mi12 h 55 min13 h 30 min
Sydney SYD11,024 km6,850 mi12 h 35 min14 h 45 min
Beijing PEK11,709 km7,276 mi13 h 50 min14 h 55 min
New York JFK12,831 km7,973 mi16 h 20 min15 h
Toronto YYZ13,370 km8,307 mi17 h15 h 35 min
Tokyo HND13,524 km8,403 mi15 h 50 min17 h 05 min
Atlanta ATL13,583 km8,440 mi17 h 05 min15 h 55 min
Chicago ORD14,019 km8,711 mi17 h 50 min16 h 15 min
Mexico City MEX14,598 km9,071 mi18 h 10 min17 h 10 min
Los Angeles LAX16,706 km10,381 mi21 h19 h 10 min

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

AirportDistance
Johannesburg HLA
Lanseria International Airport		39 km24 mi NW
Mafeking MBD
George Dick Montshioa Airport		272 km169 mi W
Polokwane PTG
Polokwane International Airport		283 km176 mi NNE
Gaborone GBE
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport · Botswana		293 km182 mi NW
Mbombela MQP
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport		298 km185 mi ENE
Hoedspruit HDS
Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit		345 km214 mi NE
Mpaka SHO
King Mswati III International Airport · Eswatini		347 km216 mi E
Skukuza SZK
Skukuza Airport		360 km224 mi ENE

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

23 hours
86 hours
299 hours
12612 hours

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Route guides from JNB

Radio frequencies
ServiceDescriptionMHz
ApproachRadar West123.700
ApproachRadar East124.500
ATIS (recorded airport information)ATIS126.200
Clearance deliveryClearance Delivery121.700
GroundGround121.900
GTEJohannesburg Apron Control122.650
TowerTower West118.100
TowerTower East118.600

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

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