O. R. Tambo International Airport Explained

O. R. Tambo International Airport
Image2-Width:250
Iata:JNB
Icao:FAOR
Wmo:68368
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:Airports Company South Africa
City-Served:Johannesburg
Pretoria
Location:Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa
Timezone:SAST
Elevation-F:5,558
Elevation-M:1,694
Coordinates:-26.1333°N 28.25°W
Pushpin Map:Greater Johannesburg#South Africa#Africa
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Johannesburg area
Pushpin Label:JNB
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:03L/21R
R1-Length-F:14,495
R1-Length-M:4,421
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:17 852 569
Stat-Year:April–March 2024
Footnotes:Source: Passenger and Aircraft Statistics[1]
R2-Number:03R/21L
R2-Length-F:11,155
R2-Length-M:3,405
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:204 309

O. R. Tambo International Airport 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 (ANC) 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]

History

The airport was founded in 1952 as Jan Smuts International Airport, two years after Smuts's death. Situated near the town of Kempton Park on the East Rand, it replaced Palmietfontein International Airport, which had handled European flights since 1945.

In 1943, a decision was made by the Cabinet of the Union of South Africa to construct three international airports with a Civil Airports Advisory Committee formed to investigate and report on the viability.[5] That report was submitted to the Cabinet in March 1944 with one main international airport on the Witwatersrand and two smaller international airports at Cape Town and Durban.[5] The South African Railways and Harbours Administration was given the role of managing the project and later in 1944, a member went to the United States to study standards and methods of construction.[5] Four possible sites around Johannesburg were identified, with one south of Johannesburg chosen but soon discarded due to being situated on land with gold bearing reefs below.[5] Sites were then narrowed down to Kempton Park and the existing airport at Palmietfontein.[5]

Layouts and rough costing for the two sites were established and submitted for a ministerial decision.[5] The site would be at Kempton Park and be named Jan Smuts Airport.[5] The area outside Kempton Park was an expropriated undulating dairy farm of 3,706 acres with a 598 acre eucalyptus plantation.[5] Sitting on a plateau, the area sloped away towards the east.[5] The area was drained by the Blesbok River.[5] The airport became operational on 1 September 1953.[6] The new airport was officially opened by Minister for Transport, Paul Sauer on 4 October 1953 having taken eight years to build at £6.2 million.[6] [7] It had one main runway of 3,200m and two smaller ones of 2,514m that crossed the main with all runways being 60m wide.[6] [7] A 1,000 men had been employed in the repair workshops.[6] The technical areas consisted of 2,957m of roads, 26,477sqm of concrete apron while the hangars had openings of 106m at a height of 21m.[6] It was expecting to manage thirty flights-a-day and over 200,000 passengers that year.[7] Airlines using the airport at its opening were BOAC, Air France, KLM, SAA, Central African Airways, Qantas, El Al, SAS Group and DETA.[6]

In the late 1950s, jet passenger aircraft became the norm and there was a need to expand the existing ground facilities at the airport, which began in the 1960s and early-1970s. In addition to the new airside facilities, ground developments included: improved road access, parking areas, hotel, retail areas and car hire.[8]

The late-1960s saw a new choice of aircraft for South African Airways, the Boeing 747.[9] A decision was made by the Minister of Transport to obtain three, later five 747s for the airline.[9] Delivery would begin in October 1971 with the first flight to London on 10 December 1971 with daily services from February 1972.[9] These purchases however required new hangar facilities with the contract awarded in September 1969 initially worth R2,983,408.[9] Construction started in December 1968 and was completed in October 1971 for R8,000,000 while other work at the airport associated with the arrival of these new aircraft brought the costs to R40,000,000.[9] Other new buildings such as workshops, testing facilities, stores, staff accommodation and air cargo handling building were built. The new hangar would allow for two 747s in each bay with dimensions of 73.2 m wide, 24.4 m high and a depth of 91.4 m.[9]

It was used as a test airport for Concorde during the 1970s, to determine how the aircraft would perform while taking off and landing at high elevations ('hot and high' testing).[10] During the 1980s, many countries stopped trading with South Africa because of the United Nation sanctions imposed against South Africa in the struggle against apartheid, and many international airlines stopped flying to the airport. These sanctions also resulted in South African Airways being refused rights to fly over most African countries, and in addition, the risk of flying over some African countries was emphasised by the shooting down of two passenger aircraft over Rhodesia (e.g. Air Rhodesia Flight 825 and 827),[11] forcing them to fly around the "bulge" of Africa. This required specially-modified aircraft like the long-range Boeing 747SP. A second runway was built at the airport in the late-1980s.[8]

In December 1993, a R120,000,000 upgrade at the airport was completed. The main part of the projects was an 880 m, 3000 t steel airside corridor consisting of two levels high of 6 m wide with thirteen passenger bridges.[12] The upper levels are connected the departure lounges through security screening points. Lower levels are for arrivals for entry into the immigration and custom areas.[12] A future provision for extensions to this airside corridor was included in the design.[12] A new airside bus terminal was also added for bussing in passengers to aircraft not able dock next to the terminal. Other parts of the project included upgrading the terminal facilities for the passengers.[12]

Following the ending of apartheid, the airport's name, and that of other international airports in South Africa, were changed and these restrictions were lifted. With the creation of the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) in the mid-nineties, a plan to commercialise the airport began with new passenger and retail and airside facilities to handle a larger number of aircraft completing this phase in 2004.[8]

The airport overtook Cairo International Airport in 1996 as the busiest airport in Africa[13] and is the fourth-busiest airport in the Africa–Middle East region after Dubai International Airport, Hamad International Airport, and Abu Dhabi International Airport. In fiscal year 2010, the airport handled 8.82 million departing passengers.

In late 2005, a proposal was made for the airport to be renamed "O. R. Tambo International", after former African National Congress President and anti-apartheid activist Oliver Tambo, in a change to the policy of neutrally-named airports. The proposal was formally announced in the Government Gazette of South Africa on 30 June 2006, allowing a 30-day window for the public to register objections. The name change was implemented on 27 October 2006 with the unveiling of new signs at the airport. Critics noted the expense involved in renaming the airport. Corne Mulder of the Freedom Front Plus described the renaming as "nothing less than political opportunism and attempts by the ANC government to dodge the true socio-economic issues of the country".[14]

On 26 November 2006, the airport became the first in Africa to host the Airbus A380.[15] The aircraft landed in Johannesburg on its way to Sydney via the South Pole on a test flight.

There was no provision for rapid train access until 2010, when the Gautrain opened and allowed passengers to reach the airport from the Johannesburg CBD, Sandton and Pretoria.[8]

Airport information

O. R. Tambo International Airport is a hot and high airport. Situated 1,700 metres (5,500 feet) above mean sea level, the air is thin.[16] This is the reason for the long runways.

On 10 January 2013 the airport's ICAO code was changed from FAJS to FAOR.[17]

South African Airways Museum

The South African Airways Museum once was located at the airport. This room full of South African Airways memorabilia was started by two fans of the airline as a temporary location until they could set it up in one of Jan Smuts International's buildings in 1987. The museum has since relocated to Rand Airport (FAGM).

Aircraft viewing decks

The airport has two viewing decks. One is located above the Central Terminal Building, and the other in an administrative section of the airport above the international check-in counters. There are regular displays of Oliver Reginald Tambo, the airport's namesake in the viewing decks.

Infrastructure

Runways

O. R. Tambo International Airport has two parallel runways adjacent to the airport's terminal buildings. There used to be a third runway, 09/27, but it was closed and became taxiway Juliet. Another decommissioned runway was 14/32 (which crossed runways 03L/21R and 03R/21L); it was converted into taxiway Echo.

!Number!Length!Width!ILS!Notes
03L/21R[18] 60m (200feet)PALS CAT IIFully laden aircraft require a far greater length of runway to achieve take-off velocity at this altitude. It is the 33rd longest runway in the world.
03R/21L[19] 60m (200feet)PALS CAT II

The runways are equipped with approach lighting systems. Sequenced flashers are not used at any South African runways and therefore not installed. Touchdown zone (TDZ) lighting is available, but never turned on. Runway Threshold, Edge and Centerline lights are the only lighting available. During busy periods, outbound flights use the western runway (03L/21R) for take-off, while inbound flights use the eastern runway (03R/21L) for landing. Wind factors may cause numerous variations, but on most days flights will take off to the north and land from the south.

Taxiways and aprons

O. R. Tambo International Airport has a network of asphalt taxiways connecting runways, aprons and maintenance facilities.[20] All of these taxiways are 30.5 metres wide, except for taxiways Echo and Juliet which are 60 metres wide; they were formerly runways 14/32 and 09/27, respectively. The airport also has nine aprons. Cargo aircraft park at aprons Golf and Whiskey. Many airlines have their aircraft wait long hours between arriving and departing flights. Such aircraft and other cargo aircraft are parked at aprons Delta and Foxtrot to free up jetbridges. Aprons Alpha, Charlie and Echo have jetbridges that connect them to their respective gates. The Bravo apron is not connected to the terminal building, and thus aircraft that are parked there must use an airport bus service.

Developments

ACSA reported that major new developments took place at the airport, in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.The development includes expansion of the international terminal, with the new international pier (opened in 2009), which includes gates for the Airbus A380 and increased capacity at the same time.A new Central Terminal building, designed by Osmond Lange Architects and Planners, was completed on 1 April 2009. An additional multi-storey parkade was built in January 2010, at a cost of R470 million opposite the Central Terminal Building, plus Terminal A was also upgraded and the associated roadways realigned to accommodate more International Departures space.

The Central Terminal Building (CTB) (cost: R2 billion) boosted passenger capacity at the landside of the terminal in 3 levels, and allows direct access from international and domestic terminals. Additional luggage carousels were added on 12 March 2010 to accommodate the Airbus A380. Arrivals are accommodated on Level 1, with departures expanded on Level 3; Level 2 accommodates further retail and commercial activities. The Gautrain Rapid Rail Link station is above the terminal.

The new International Pier (cost: R535 million) has increased international arrivals and departures capacity in a two-storey structure with nine additional airside contact stands, four of which are Airbus A380 compatible. Air bridges are already in place and the existing duty-free mall will be extended into this area. Additional lounges and passenger-holding areas will be constructed on the upper level.

A second terminal between the two runways has been cancelled. It would have contained its own domestic and international check-in facilities, contact stands, shops and lounges and was projected to cost R8 billion.

Terminals

There are six terminals at the airport, in three major areas: the international terminals; the domestic terminals; and the transit terminals. The transit terminal housed disused parts of the old domestic terminals. It has been mostly demolished to build a new Central Terminal that will provide an indoor link between domestic and international terminals, as well as a central passenger check-in area and more gates. It was constructed for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Terminals A1 and A2 handle international passengers while the other two terminals handle domestic passengers. Due to the airport's design, departure and arrivals terminals are considered separate terminals. The Central Terminal that is under construction will be named Terminal A3 and it will be used for both international and domestic passengers. The two terminals, Terminal A and Terminal B have been restructured. Several airlines now use Terminal B for all check-ins, for both national and international flights. The airlines that use Terminal B include Air Cote D'Ivoire, RwandAir, South African Airways, Airlink, Lift-Airline, FlySafair, KLM, Air France, Ethiopian Airlines, Qantas and Air Mauritius.[21]

The ample parking available at O. R. Tambo International Airport was revamped as part of the upgrades made prior to the 2010 World Cup with the introduction of state-of-the-art technology that allows visitors to identify available parking spaces easily.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Notes

Cargo

Traffic and statistics

O. R. Tambo International Airport recorded 21.2 million passengers in 2017–2018, up from 20.7 million passengers the year before. Of those passengers, 9.2 million were international and 11 million domestic, with the remainder being classified as "regional" or "unscheduled". 220,644 aircraft traffic movements were recorded; the majority being domestic services. O. R. Tambo International Airport is the busiest airport in South Africa.

Passenger traffic

Year
International Regional Domestic Unscheduled Total
Passengers % Change Passengers % Change Passengers % Change Passengers % Change Passengers % Change
2006–076,958,277 no data 651,642 no data 10,094,758 no data 89,423 no data 17,794,100 no data
2007–087,645,647 9.9% 714,717 9.7% 11,009,841 9.1% 87,293 2.4% 19,457,498 9.3%
2008–097,480,461 2.2% 730,387 2.2% 9,582,332 13.0% 91,679 5.0% 17,884,859 8.1%
2009–107,489,211 0.1% 762,033 4.3% 9,270,478 3.3% 74,481 18.8% 17,596,203 1.6%
2010–117,965,594 6.4% 794,477 4.3% 9,732,250 5.0% 150,824 102.5% 18,643,145 5.9%
2011–128,088,013 1.5% 846,067 6.5% 9,985,246 2.6% 84,216 44.2% 19,003,542 1.9%
2012–138,276,845 2.3% 826,676 2.3% 9,437,069 5.5% 80,669 4.2% 18,621,259 2.0%
2013-148,570,3843.6%894,6708.2%9,257,2251.9%98,70922.3%18,820,9881.0%
2014-158 614 1920.5%914 6442.2%9 510 8092.7%95 4483.419 135 0931.7%
2015-168 791 2102.1%905 7291.0%10 586 82311.3%91 2364.6%20 374 9986.5%
2016- 178 974 3722.0%931 5942.8%10 703 2051.1%83 6098.3%20 692 7801.5%
2017- 189 237 4872.9%897 4093.7%11 018 0622.9%78 5526.0%21 231 5102.6%
2018-199 156 5170.8%891 7260.6%11 193 5111.6%72 1898.4%21 313 9430.4%
2019-208 773 2984.2%843 9095.5%11 213 7780.2%72 5810.5%20 903 5661.9%
2020-21635 873172%59 102173%3 264 655109%104 10935.7%4 063 739134%
2021-222 533 745119%289 970132%6 738 79669.4%70 64338.3%9 633 15481.3%
2022-236 016 890137.5%571 29497%8 934 35632.6%99 67641.1%15 622 21662.2%
2023-247 054 61615.9%707 178 21.3%10 005 66711.3%85 10815.7%17 852 56913.2%

Aircraft movements

Year
International Regional Domestic Unscheduled Total
Movements % Change Movements % Change Movements % Change Movements % Change Movements % Change
2006–0753,003 no data 17,684 no data 114,917 no data 26,037 no data 211,641 no data
2007–0859,031 11.4% 18,799 6.3% 121,621 5.8% 29,591 13.6% 229,042 8.2%
2008–0957,559 2.5% 17,965 4.4% 109,372 10.1% 28,297 4.4% 213,193 6.9%
2009–1059,382 3.2% 19,732 9.8% 103,166 5.7% 20,252 28.4% 202,532 5.0%
2010–1163,414 6.8% 19,846 0.6% 105,627 2.4% 24,031 18.7% 212,918 5.1%
2011–1263,233 0.3% 20,769 4.6% 107,053 1.3% 21,515 10.4% 212,570 0.1%
2012–1363,6100.3%19,0218.4%95,86910.4%21,3020.9%199,8026.0%
2013–1466,9936.0%19,4082.0%96,7880.9%23,4149.9%206,6033.4%
2014–1565,8741.6%21,1649.0%103,6126.5%26,97713.2%217,6275.0%
2015–1665,9100.1%21,3821.0%110,7416.8%26,1583.0%224,1913.0%
2016–1765,7050.3%21,0691.4%110,1730.5%23,9878.3%220,9341.5%
2017–1866,1240.7%20,3143.6%108,5991.4%25,6076.8%220,6440.1%
2018–19 64,9151.8%19,7352.9%110,5781.8%24,3584.9%219,5860.5%
2019–2064,1751.1%18,4536.5%106,6173.6%22,6347.1%211,8793.5%
2020–2118,85170.6%4,51175.6%36,55365.7%10,49953.6%70,41466.8%
2021–2239,355108.8%10,771138.8%75,198105.7%14,78140.8%140,10599%
2022–2353,56436.1%14,91338.5%93,28624.1%19,76433.7%181,52729.6%

Other buildings

South African Airways is headquartered in Airways Park on the grounds of O. R. Tambo International Airport.[22] [23] The building was developed by Stauch Vorster Architects.[24] Airways Park was completed in March 1997 for R70 Million ($17.5 Million).[25] The fourth floor of the West Wing of the Pier Development of O. R. Tambo was also the head office of South African Express until it ceased operating in 2020.[26] [27] [28]

Ground transport

Rail transit

The Gautrain, a modern regional express rail system, serves the airport thanks to its station located directly in the terminal. It links the airport with Sandton, a major business district and a primary tourist area, and, from there, the rest of the Gautrain system. The Gautrain is generally praised for its safety and overall efficiency.[29]

Car

The airport is easily accessible by car and it is located northeast of Johannesburg Central at the eastern end of the R24 Airport Freeway. It can be accessed by the R24 Airport Freeway (also known as the Albertina Sisulu Freeway) from Johannesburg Central to the west and the R21 highway from Pretoria to the north and the central part of the East Rand to the south. The R24 intersects with the R21 near the airport and with the O. R. Tambo Airport Highway. This highway goes through the airport terminals, separating them from the parking bays, but it branches off into two directions: "departures" and "arrivals", and then it re-branches into the intersection.

Bus

Five bus city lines, operated by Metrobus and Putco, pass through the airport twice a day. The buses are accessible in the morning and the evening, when there are many passengers departing and arriving. There are also private bus lines operating express buses to the CBD of Johannesburg, as well as other locations.

Accidents and incidents

See also

Notes and References

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