JNB Airport Code, O.R. Tambo International Airport
JNB is the IATA airport code for O.R. Tambo International Airport, the main international gateway for Johannesburg, South Africa. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, FAOR.
What airport is JNB?
JNB is the IATA airport code for O.R. Tambo International Airport, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The same airport has the ICAO code FAOR.
It is a major hub, ranked number 91 by scheduled connections in the open dataset. Its ICAO code FAOR begins with F, the prefix ICAO assigns to southern Africa.
| IATA airport code | JNB |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | FAOR |
| Airport | O.R. Tambo International Airport |
| City | Johannesburg |
| Country | South Africa |
| Main airlines | SA, US, JE |
| Runways | 2 |
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Where is JNB airport located?
O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is in Johannesburg, South Africa, at coordinates -26.14008, 28.2468.
It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, at 26.14° S, 28.25° E. At 5558 ft (1694 m), this is a high-elevation airport, so aircraft need longer takeoff runs in the thinner air.
Runways at JNB
It has 2 runways. The longest is 14,495 ft (4.42 km), designated 03L/21R.
Which airlines fly to JNB?
The open route dataset lists SA (South African Airways), US (US Airways), JE (Mango), MN (Comair), TM (Air Mozambique), UM (Air Zimbabwe) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching O.R. Tambo International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the JNB code comes from
JNB is JohaNnesBurg, and the airport under it has been renamed twice, from Jan Smuts to Johannesburg International to O.R. Tambo. The code never moved. JNB sits at 1,694 metres, and the thin-air performance penalty is why the airport has one of the longest runways in commercial service.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for O.R. Tambo International Airport?
The IATA code for O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg is JNB. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Johannesburg?
The 3-letter IATA code for O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg is JNB.
What is the ICAO code for O.R. Tambo International Airport?
The ICAO code for O.R. Tambo International Airport is FAOR. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code JNB.
What is the difference between JNB and FAOR?
JNB is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. FAOR is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, O.R. Tambo International Airport.
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Nearby and related airports
Other airports in Johannesburg and South Africa and the wider region:
Popular routes from JNB
Distance and typical flight time from O.R. Tambo International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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