Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Johannesburg OR Tambo Internation Airport (ICAO:FAOR/ IATA: JNB)
Location (City, Country)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Airport Type & Size
Major International hub with 2
runways, supports A380 and An225 , 28M pax/year
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
Johannesburg has air connections with the entire world, and is the airport of South Africa Airways, and the busiest in Africa.
Major Airlines & Routes
•Afrijet - Libreville
•Air Austral - Saint-Denis de la Réunion
•Air Botswana - Francistown, Gaborone, Kasane, Maun.
•Air China - Beijing–Capital, Shenzhen.
•Air Côte d’Ivoire - Abidjan, Lagos.
•Air France - Paris–Charles de Gaulle
•Air Mauritius - Mauritius.
•Air Seychelles - Mahé.
•Air Tanzania - Dar es Salaam.
•Air Zimbabwe - Bulawayo, Harare.
•Airlink - Antananarivo , Beira , Blantyre , Bloemfontein , Bulawayo , Cape Town , Dar es Salaam , Durban , East London , Gaborone , George , Harare , Hoedspruit , Kasane , Kimberley , Kinshasa – N’djili , Lilongwe , Livingstone , Luanda–Neto , Lubumbashi , Lusaka , Manzini, Maputo, Maseru, Maun, Mbombela, Mthatha, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Nampula, Ndola, Nosy Be, Pemba, Phalaborwa, Pietermaritzburg, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saint Helena, Sishen, Skukuza, Tete, Upington, Victoria Falls, Vilanculos, Walvis Bay, Windhoek–Hosea Kutako.
•ASKY Airlines – Brazzaville, Douala, Kinshasa–N’djili, Lagos, Libreville, Lomé.
•Air Peace - Lagos
•British Airways – London–Heathrow.
•Cathay Pacific – Hong Kong.
•CemAir – Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, East London, George, Harare, Hoedspruit, Kasane, Kimberley, Lusaka, Maputo, Margate, Maun, Plettenberg Bay, Port Elizabeth, Victoria Falls.
•Condor – Frankfurt.
•Delta Airlines – Atlanta.
•Egypt air – Cairo.
•Emirates – Dubai–International.
•Eswatini Air – Manzini.
•Ethiopian Airlines - Addis Ababa
•Etihad Airways - Abu Dhabi
•Fastjet - Zimbabwe Bulawayo, Harare, Victoria Falls.
•FlySafair - Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, East London, George, Harare, Livingstone, Mauritius, Mbombela, Port Elizabeth, Victoria Falls, Zanzibar.
•Kenya Airways - Nairobi – Jomo Kenyatta.
•KLM - Amsterdam.
•LAM Mozambique Airlines - Beira, Maputo, Nampula, Pemba, Tete, Vilankulos.
•LATAM Brazil - São Paulo–Guarulhos.
•Lufthansa - Frankfurt.
•Malawi Airlines - Blantyre, Lilongwe
•Proflight - Zambia Ndola.
•Qantas - Perth, Sydney.
•Qatar Airways - Doha.
•Royal Zambian Airlines - Lusaka
•Rwanda Air - Kigali, Lusaka.
•Singapore Airlines - Singapore.
•South African Airways - Abidjan, Accra, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Durban, Harare, Kinshasa – N’djili, Lagos, Lubumbashi, Lusaka, Mauritius, Perth, Port Elizabeth, Sao Paulo – Guarulhos, Victoria Falls, Windhoek – Hosea Kutako.
•Swiss International Air Lines - Zurich.
•TAAG Angola Airlines - Luanda.
•TAP Air Portugal - Lisbon.
•Turkish Airlines - Istanbul.
•Uganda Airlines - Entebbe.
•United Airlines - Newark.
•Virgin Atlantic - London–Heathrow.
•Zambia Airways - Livingstone, Lusaka.
Cargo :
•ASL Airlines Belgium - Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
•Astral Aviation - Dubai–Al Maktoum, Lusaka, Maputo, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
•BidAir Cargo - Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Durban, East London, George, Harare, Kigali, Livingstone, Mauritius, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Port Elizabeth, Victoria Falls, Windhoek–Hosea Kutako
•Cargolux - Luxembourg
•EgyptAir Cargo - Cairo
•Emirates SkyCargo - Dubai–Al Maktoum
•Ethiopian Airlines Cargo - Addis Ababa
•Etihad Cargo - Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
•FedEx Express - Dubai–International, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
•Lufthansa Cargo - Frankfurt, Lagos, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
•Magma Aviation - Mauritius, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
•Martinair - Amsterdam, Harare, Nairobi – Jomo Kenyatta
•Qatar Airways Cargo - Doha
•Saudia Cargo -Jeddah
•Singapore Airlines Cargo - Nairobi – Jomo Kenyatta, Singapore
•Turkish Cargo - Istanbul
•Uganda Air Cargo - Entebbe
Unique Features or Challenge
Unique Features
Global Connectivity: O.R. Tambo is one of only four airports worldwide offering scheduled non-stop flights to all six inhabited continents, alongside hubs in Abu Dhabi, Doha, and Dubai .
Runway Design for High Altitude: Situated at approximately 1,700 meters above sea level, the airport’s runways are among the longest globally. This design compensates for the thinner air at high altitudes, aiding aircraft during takeoff and landing .
A380-Ready Infrastructure: The North Pier development includes facilities capable of handling four Airbus A380 aircraft simultaneously, enhancing capacity for large international flights .
Integrated Transport Network: The Gautrain rapid rail system connects the airport to Johannesburg and Pretoria, offering a 15-minute journey from Sandton to O.R. Tambo, facilitating efficient ground transportation .
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