Airport information
Direct destinations from O.R. Tambo International Airport
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- 7
- destinations
- 4
- countries
- 19
- airlines
- 3
- continents
Direct connections we see in this airport’s route network.
Busiest routes from here
From the flight archive, October 2025 to September 2026: the routes with the most flights from here. The number is the count of distinct callsigns per day, as the median over the months.
- CPTCape Town~33 a day
- NBONairobi~5 a day
- HLAJohannesburg~2 a day
- ISTIstanbul~1 a day
- WILNairobi~1 a day
- HKGHong Kong~1 a day
- KIMKimberley~1 a day
Flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol), counted per route per month by callsign. Not a timetable: we do not see every flight, so this is a floor.
Which direction can you fly?
The heading you leave on, following the shortest path across the globe. Not the direction on a flat map: flights to Los Angeles depart northwest, over Greenland.
How far can you fly nonstop?
The share of direct destinations per distance band. This is about how many places you can reach, not how often they are served.
- 2 · 29%Shortup to 620 mi
- 3 · 43%Medium620 – 1,860 mi
- 2 · 29%Very longover 3,730 mi
Where does the network reach?
Direct destinations per continent, and below that the countries you can reach nonstop most often.
- Africa5
- Asia1
- Europe1
Most destinations per country
- South Africa3
- Kenya2
- Hong Kong SAR China1
- Türkiye1
Longest and shortest nonstop connection
Airlines with direct connections
How many of the direct destinations each airline appears on. This is not a flight count and not a market share.
- Airlink4 destinations
- Air Atlanta Icelandic2 destinations
- Cargolux2 destinations
- CemAir2 destinations
- Emirates2 destinations
- Kenya Airways2 destinations
- Martinair Cargo2 destinations
- Africa Charter Airline1 destination
- Cathay Pacific1 destination
- Comair Flight Services1 destination
- FedEx1 destination
- Lift1 destination
- Out Of The Blue Air Safaris1 destination
- Petroleos Mexicanos1 destination
- Qatar Airways1 destination
- Safair1 destination
- Singapore Airlines1 destination
- South African Airways1 destination
- Turkish Airlines1 destination
The network in numbers
- Northernmost destination
- Istanbul
- Southernmost destination
- Cape Town
- Average route distance
- 2,286 mi