O. R. Tambo International Airport O. R. Tambo Internasionale Lughawe (Afrikaans) | |||||||||||||||
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 O.R. Tambo International Airport in Gauteng, South Africa | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Airports Company South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Johannesburg Pretoria | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1952 | ||||||||||||||
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| Time zone | SAST (UTC+02:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,558 ft / 1,694 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°08′00″S 028°15′00″E / 26.13333°S 28.25000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | airports.co.za | ||||||||||||||
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O. R. Tambo International Airport (IATA: JNB, ICAO: FAOR) is an international airport serving the twin cities of Johannesburg and the main capital of South Africa, Pretoria. It is situated in Kempton Park, Gauteng. It serves as the primary airport for domestic and international travel for South Africa and since 2020, it is Africa's second busiest airport, with a capacity to handle up to 28 million passengers annually.[2] The airport serves as the hub for South African Airways. The airport handled over 21 million passengers in 2017.
The airport was originally known as Jan Smuts International Airport,[3] after the former South African Prime Minister. It was renamed Johannesburg International Airport in 1994 when the newly elected African National Congress government implemented a policy of not naming airports after politicians. This policy was later reversed, and on 27 October 2006 the airport was renamed after anti-apartheid politician Oliver Tambo.[4]
- ^ "O.R. Tambo Airport Passenger Statistics". Airports Company South Africa.
- ^ "World Cup improvements at Johannesburg airport nearly complete". www.youtube.com. 5 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2023.[dead link]
- ^ Bulpin, T.V. (1980). Mayhew, Vic; Duncan, Tony; Handler, Rosemund (eds.). Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa (2 ed.). Reader's Digest. p. 198, col. 1. ISBN 0-620-04650-3.
- ^ "T Mbeki: OR Tambo International Airport renaming | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 11 August 2021.