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OR Tambo International Airport

international airport serving Johannesburg, South Africa
Airport international_airport Q821750
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Summary

OR Tambo International Airport is an international airport[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of international_airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,170 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • OR Tambo International Airport is located in Kempton Park[3].
  • OR Tambo International Airport is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's instance of is recorded as international airport[5].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's connecting line is recorded as Gautrain East–West Line[7].
  • OR Tambo International Airport is owned by Airports Company South Africa[8].
  • OR Tambo International Airport is operated by Airports Company South Africa[9].
  • Oliver Tambo is named after OR Tambo International Airport[10].
  • Johannesburg is named after OR Tambo International Airport[11].
  • Jan Christiaan Smuts is named after OR Tambo International Airport[12].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's adjacent station is recorded as Rhodesfield[13].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as JNB[14].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as FAOR[15].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's Commons category is recorded as OR Tambo International Airport[16].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's runway is recorded as 03L/21R[17].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's runway is recorded as 03R/21L[18].
  • 1952 marks the founding of OR Tambo International Airport[19].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -26.139167, 'longitude': 28.246111}[20].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's official website is recorded as https://ortambointernationalairport.co.za[21].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Johannesburg[22].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's replaces is recorded as Palmietfontein Airport[23].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's has characteristic is recorded as Hot and high[24].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1952[25].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's short name is recorded as Johannesbourg-OR Tambo[26].
  • OR Tambo International Airport's short name is recorded as Johannesburg O.R. Tambo[27].

Why It Matters

OR Tambo International Airport ranks in the top 9% of international_airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,170 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 112 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Jan Christiaan Smuts Oliver Tambo South Africa

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 23w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Connects with → OR Tambo International Airport station
    Website → —
    Aerodrome reference point → {'latitude': -26.13367, 'longitude': 28.24233}
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Airport", "FAJS"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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