OR Tambo International Airport

FAOR · Gauteng, South Africa

The METAR station used is 35 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 020° OR Tambo International Airport 3L/21R
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

8 kt

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CAVOK
METAR FALA 260900Z 02008KT 330V060 CAVOK 22/14 Q1025 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 Lanseria International Airport on April 26, 2024 11:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 020° with a speed of 8 kt. The wind direction varies between 330° and 060°.

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 22 °C. The dew point is 14 °C, the relative humidity is 61%. The air pressure at sea level is 1025 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:41. 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° 8 kt 9 %
3R/21L 015°-195° 8 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 22 °C
Dewpoint 14 °C
Rel. humidity 61%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:29
Midday
12:06
Sunset
17:42 (5:48h)

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