# O. R. Tambo International Airport

Source: https://jetatlas.ai/en/airports/faor
Publisher: JetAtlas
Retrieved: 2026-10-27T00:25:57.725Z (not the data verification date)
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Requested language: en
Field languages: {"name":"en","notes":"en","hours":"en","max_aircraft_note":"en"}
Terms: CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

- Airport hours, customs, slots and restrictions must be confirmed with the airport. Runway length alone does not establish operational suitability.

Africa's busiest airport, 30 minutes from Sandton, with the Fireblade Aviation private terminal (among the finest FBOs on the continent) and 24-hour CIQ. Long runways handle widebody VIP; slots are coordinated. Lanseria is the alternative for the northern suburbs.

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  "slug": "faor",
  "icao": "FAOR",
  "iata": "JNB",
  "name": "O. R. Tambo International Airport",
  "city_slug": "johannesburg",
  "country": "South Africa",
  "country_code": "ZA",
  "lat": -26.1392,
  "lon": 28.246,
  "elevation_ft": 5558,
  "longest_runway_ft": 14495,
  "runway_surface": "asphalt",
  "customs": true,
  "h24": true,
  "hours": "H24",
  "slots_required": true,
  "ppr_required": false,
  "noise_curfew": false,
  "distance_to_centre_km": 25,
  "drive_minutes": 30,
  "role": "commercial",
  "fbos": [
    "Fireblade Aviation",
    "Menzies General Aviation Johannesburg"
  ],
  "fuel": [
    "Jet A-1"
  ],
  "helipad": true,
  "max_aircraft_note": "Any size including widebody VIP.",
  "notes": "Africa's busiest airport, 30 minutes from Sandton, with the Fireblade Aviation private terminal (among the finest FBOs on the continent) and 24-hour CIQ. Long runways handle widebody VIP; slots are coordinated. Lanseria is the alternative for the northern suburbs.",
  "website": "https://www.airports.co.za"
}
```

## References
- https://www.airports.co.za

Methodology: https://jetatlas.ai/en/methodology
Cite: JetAtlas, https://jetatlas.ai/en/airports/faor