O. R. Tambo International Airport FAOR / JNB
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.
14,495 ft
Longest runway
30 min
Drive to Johannesburg
2
FBOs / handlers
5,558 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 25 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.airports.co.za
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Fireblade Aviation
- Menzies General Aviation Johannesburg
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (14,495 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
Above the screening threshold
- None exceed the screening threshold.
Other airports for Johannesburg
- Lanseria International Airport FALA 10,000 ft · 40 min
- Rand Airport FAGM 5,617 ft · 30 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- O. R. Tambo International Airport · Timothy Brandt from jetphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons