Flights to Johannesburg
JNB · OR Tambo International Airport
OR Tambo International is the busiest airport in Africa, handling roughly 21 million passengers a year and sitting 25km east of the Johannesburg CBD in Kempton Park. It is the primary hub for SAA, Airlink, FlySafair and Lift, and the main long-haul gateway into South Africa from London, Frankfurt, Doha, Dubai, Istanbul, Atlanta and Sao Paulo. For South Africans it is the default connection point to anywhere on the continent; for international arrivals it is the standard entry to Gauteng, the Kruger region and most African onward hops.
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| Country | South Africa |
| Airport | OR Tambo International Airport |
| Best time to fly | March to May often gives the best balance between price and weather, while December is busiest. |
| Fly from | Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth |
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