O.R. Tambo International Airport

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METAR: METAR FAOR 041800Z 03005KT CAVOK 16/05 Q1025 NOSIG

TAF: TAF FAOR 041600Z 0418/0524 VRB03KT CAVOK TX21/0513Z TN12/0503Z BECMG 0420/0422 BKN035 PROB30 TEMPO 0420/0503 3000 TSRA FEW030CB PROB30 TEMPO 0503/0506 5000 BR -RA BKN025 BECMG 0508/0510 35010KT BECMG 0517/0519 VRB03KT CAVOK

Reporting Station: FAOR (0.1 NM at True Heading of 326)
Visibility: 6+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1025
Temperature: 16 C (60.8 F)
Dewpoint: 5 C (41 F)

Location

Latitude: 
26-08-24 S (-26.140081)
Longitude: 
28-14-48 E (28.246801)
Elevation: 
5558 feet MSL (1694 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
20.8 W (as of October 2026 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC +2.0 (Standard Time)
UTC +2.0 (Daylight Savings Time)

Contacts

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Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Unknown
Type: 
Airport
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
6558 feet (1999 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Tower West:  118.1
Tower East:  118.6
Clearance Delivery:  121.7
Ground:  121.9
Johannesburg Apron Control:  122.65
Radar West:  123.7
Radar East:  124.5
ATIS:  126.2
   

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near FAOR

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
70.0 Middelburg Airport
(FAMB)
67 88 100LL AvGas, Jet A1

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

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Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 03L/21R
03R/21L
Longest Runway: 03L/21R is 14495 ft (4418 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

FAOR Airport Runway Details

Runway 03L/21R  14495 ft x 200 ft (4418 m x 61 m)
Runway Edge Lights:  Yes Intensity

Runway 03L

Runway 21R

Elevation: 
5558 5501
Latitude: 
-26.1462993621 -26.1079998016
Longitude: 
28.234300613403 28.246299743652
Runway True Alignment: 
14 194
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

Runway 03R/21L  11155 ft x 197 ft (3400 m x 60 m)
Runway Edge Lights:  Yes Intensity

Runway 03R

Runway 21L

Elevation: 
5510 5494
Latitude: 
-26.1646995544 -26.1352005004
Longitude: 
28.248199462890 28.257299423217
Runway True Alignment: 
14 194
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

Services

Fuel Available: 
100LL AvGas, Jet A1

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