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Johannesburg O.R. Tambo (JNB)

Flights (arrivals + departures) over time

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Add up the days into longer periods. The daily figures themselves do not change.

O.R. Tambo International Airport had 2,951 arrivals and departures in September 2026 (about 98 a day), according to Avionio · collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count.

We counted 4,565 departures and arrivals at O.R. Tambo International Airport over the last 48 complete days, from the airport's own public flight board.

Our own count · not official · not comparable with the figure above

By day of week · average flights per day

Average of 48 complete days, counted from the airport's flight board.

Airline share · 14 days

  1. Airlink31.5%
  2. Safair20.8%
  3. South African Airways13.4%
  4. CemAir4.1%
  5. Ethiopian Airlines2.8%
  6. Kenya Airways2.7%
  7. Qatar Airways1.8%
  8. LIFT Airline1.7%

Concentration index (HHI) ≈ 0.19 · computed by us from 29 airlines

Arrivals and departures by airline over the last 14 days (Oct 2, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026), counted from the airports' flight boards (Avionio). A flight sold under several numbers (codeshare) counts once, for the airline actually flying it.

Destinations · flights Aug 29, 2026 – Oct 10, 2026

  1. Cape Town International Airport CPT →2,205
  2. King Shaka International Airport DUR →1,615
  3. Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport PLZ →550
  4. Sir Seretse Khama International Airport GBE →427
  5. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport NBO →386
  6. Bram Fischer International Airport BFN →343
  7. George Airport GRJ →321
  8. King Phalo Airport ELS →274
  9. Maputo Airport MPM →259
  10. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport MRU →137

Flights recorded between Aug 29, 2026 and Oct 10, 2026, counted from flight records published by Avionio. Not a current timetable.

The most recent periods30 periods
30 of 30
PeriodFlights counted7-day total
Oct 15, 202656585
Oct 14, 202665585
Oct 13, 202658647
Oct 12, 202667649
Oct 11, 2026146651
Oct 10, 2026127651
Oct 9, 202666652
Oct 8, 202656652
Oct 7, 2026127651
Oct 6, 202660586
Oct 5, 202669583
Oct 4, 2026146574
Oct 3, 2026128727
Oct 2, 202666707
Oct 1, 202655706
Sep 30, 202662817
Sep 29, 202657931
Sep 28, 2026601,068
Sep 27, 20262991,077
Sep 26, 2026108919
Sep 25, 202665939
Sep 24, 2026166942
Sep 23, 2026176833
Sep 22, 2026194719
Sep 21, 202669585
Sep 20, 2026141586
Sep 19, 2026128591
Sep 18, 202668591
Sep 17, 202657587
Sep 16, 202662586

Cancelled flights

Domestic / International

September 2026
  • Domestic 48.8% 1,439
  • International 51.2% 1,512
International share 51% of flights (arrivals + departures) in September 2026
Series depth 48 days since Aug 29, 2026
Partial records from Brazil's ANAC Brazil's ANAC records only the part of O.R. Tambo International Airport's traffic that touches its own network. These are not O.R. Tambo International Airport's busiest destinations or its overall on-time rate.

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Flights touching Brazil reported to ANAC · partial coverage

Source: Brazil's ANAC · Oct 13, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay15:00–16:006.9min · 295 recorded · 294 measured
Recorded flights422O.R. Tambo International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00No observations———
06:00No observations———
07:00No observations———
08:00No observations———
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—44
10:00No observations———
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4344
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—66
13:00No observations———
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—7172
15:0087.4%6.9 min294295
16:00No observations———
17:00No observations———
18:00No observations———
19:00No observations———
20:00No observations———
21:00No observations———
22:00No observations———
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—01

Day of week

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
MondayFewer than 200 measured departures—3131
TuesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—9193
WednesdayNo observations———
ThursdayFewer than 200 measured departures—110112
FridayFewer than 200 measured departures—8585
SaturdayFewer than 200 measured departures—77
SundayFewer than 200 measured departures—9494

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
JanFewer than 200 measured departures—4545
FebFewer than 200 measured departures—4040
MarFewer than 200 measured departures—4444
AprFewer than 200 measured departures—3434
MayFewer than 200 measured departures—3636
JunFewer than 200 measured departures—3838
JulFewer than 200 measured departures—2931
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—1818
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—1717
OctFewer than 200 measured departures—3233
NovFewer than 200 measured departures—4242
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—4344

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 84.8% 358
  • Delayed >15 min 14.2% 60
  • Cancelled 0.9% 4
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

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