OR Tambo International Airport

FAOR · Gauteng, South Africa

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 200° OR Tambo International Airport 3L/21R
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

5 kt

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CAVOK
METAR FAOR 191300Z 20005KT 120V270 CAVOK 24/07 Q1026 NOSIG

METAR OR Tambo International Airport - FAOR/JNB

OR Tambo International Airport is a large airport in Gauteng, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -26.13855 and longitude 28.24653. The airport has 2 runways: 3L/21R and 3R/21L. The ICAO airport code of this field is FAOR. The airport's IATA code is JNB. The airport is in the Johannesburg FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for OR Tambo International Airport on April 19, 2024 15:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 200° with a speed of 5 kt. The wind direction varies between 120° and 270°.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature and wind chill are 24 °C. The dew point is 7 °C, the relative humidity is 34%. The air pressure at sea level is 1026 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:47. This applies to OR Tambo International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

Companies on this airport are Airlink, Lift Airline and South African Airways.

Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
3L/21R 015°-195° 5 kt 9 %
3R/21L 015°-195° 5 kt 9 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 24 °C
Dewpoint 7 °C
Rel. humidity 34%
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:24
Midday
12:06
Sunset
17:47 (2:34h)

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