Plane range from O.R. Tambo International (JNB) – how far can you fly?

Johannesburg, South Africa

IATA Code
JNB
Airport
O.R. Tambo International
Elevation
5,558 ft
Longest runway
14,495 ft
Airliners at MTOW
55 of 55

Runways

DesignationLengthWidthSurface
03L/21R 14,495 ft 200 ft asphalt
03R/21L 11,155 ft 197 ft asphalt

Select an aircraft and see exactly how far it can reach from Johannesburg. Adjust the passenger load to see how weight affects range. Click any airport on the map to measure the route.

Which airliners can take off from JNB

JNB's longest runway, 03L/21R, is 14,495 ft, and the field sits at 5,558 ft, where an airliner needs about 19% more takeoff run than at sea level.

All 55 airliners in PlaneRange can take off from it at maximum takeoff weight, so the runway never shortens their range here.

AircraftTakeoff from JNBRange at 80% loadFarthest pinned airport
Boeing 777-200LR
Emirates, 302 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,990 ft
9,163 nm
242 pax
LAX
Los Angeles, 9,021 nm
Boeing 777-200ER
British Airways, 235 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,348 ft
8,718 nm
188 pax
PHX
Phoenix, 8,704 nm
Airbus A350-1000
Qatar Airways, 327 seats
At MTOW
Needs 12,065 ft
8,603 nm
262 pax
DEN
Denver, 8,329 nm
Airbus A380-800
Lufthansa, 509 seats
At MTOW
Needs 12,543 ft
8,513 nm
407 pax
DEN
Denver, 8,329 nm
Airbus A350-900
Lufthansa, 293 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,706 ft
8,490 nm
234 pax
DEN
Denver, 8,329 nm
Boeing 787-9
United Airlines, 257 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,348 ft
8,306 nm
206 pax
PPT
Papeete, 8,181 nm
Boeing 777X-9
Emirates (Projected), 426 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,706 ft
8,272 nm
341 pax
PPT
Papeete, 8,181 nm
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Lufthansa, 364 seats
At MTOW
Needs 12,662 ft
8,194 nm
291 pax
PPT
Papeete, 8,181 nm
Boeing 777-300ER
Emirates, 354 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,945 ft
8,128 nm
283 pax
DFW
Dallas, 7,951 nm
Boeing 787-8
United Airlines, 243 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,512 ft
7,991 nm
194 pax
DFW
Dallas, 7,951 nm
Airbus A340-600
Lufthansa, 297 seats
At MTOW
Needs 12,543 ft
7,970 nm
238 pax
DFW
Dallas, 7,951 nm
Airbus A330-900
Delta, 281 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,467 ft
7,464 nm
225 pax
DTW
Detroit, 7,369 nm
Boeing 747-400
Lufthansa, 371 seats
At MTOW
Needs 12,543 ft
7,300 nm
297 pax
YYZ
Toronto, 7,219 nm
Airbus A330-200
Qantas, 271 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,631 ft
7,298 nm
217 pax
YYZ
Toronto, 7,219 nm
Boeing 787-10
Singapore Airlines, 337 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,467 ft
7,117 nm
270 pax
MCO
Orlando, 7,102 nm
Airbus A340-300
Lufthansa, 279 seats
At MTOW
Needs 12,184 ft
7,050 nm
223 pax
MIA
Miami, 7,004 nm
Airbus A330-300
Delta, 282 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,348 ft
6,591 nm
226 pax
AKL
Auckland, 6,571 nm
Boeing 767-300ER
United Airlines (High J), 167 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,154 ft
6,462 nm
134 pax
PVG
Shanghai, 6,364 nm
Boeing 767-400ER
Delta, 238 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,348 ft
5,756 nm
190 pax
HAN
Hanoi, 5,332 nm
Airbus A321XLR
Iberia, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,437 ft
4,940 nm
146 pax
LHR
London, 4,901 nm
Douglas DC-8-63
Delta Air Lines, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 13,379 ft
4,486 nm
151 pax
BUD
Budapest, 4,444 nm
Airbus A321neo LR
Condor, 233 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,959 ft
3,907 nm
186 pax
ATH
Athens, 3,855 nm
Boeing 757-200
Icelandair, 184 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,764 ft
3,838 nm
147 pax
KHI
Karachi, 3,806 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 7
Southwest Airlines, 150 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,362 ft
3,819 nm
120 pax
KHI
Karachi, 3,806 nm
Boeing 707-120B
Pan American, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 13,498 ft
3,794 nm
88 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 3,760 nm
Airbus A220-100
Swiss, 125 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,913 ft
3,700 nm
100 pax
LCA
Larnaca, 3,676 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 8
United Airlines, 166 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,317 ft
3,593 nm
133 pax
KWI
Kuwait City, 3,513 nm
Boeing 757-300
United Airlines, 234 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,317 ft
3,468 nm
187 pax
DXB
Dubai, 3,463 nm
Airbus A320neo
Spirit Airlines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,764 ft
3,388 nm
146 pax
CAI
Cairo, 3,383 nm
Airbus A220-300
JetBlue Airways, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,406 ft
3,383 nm
112 pax
CAI
Cairo, 3,383 nm
Boeing 737-700
Southwest Airlines, 143 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,570 ft
3,327 nm
114 pax
RUH
Riyadh, 3,249 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 9
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,154 ft
3,266 nm
143 pax
RUH
Riyadh, 3,249 nm
Embraer E190-E2
Widerøe, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,330 ft
3,241 nm
88 pax
MLE
Malé, 3,200 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 10
Delta Air Lines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,154 ft
3,216 nm
146 pax
MLE
Malé, 3,200 nm
Embraer E195-E2
KLM Cityhopper, 132 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,956 ft
3,157 nm
106 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,443 nm
Airbus A319-100
British Airways, 144 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,287 ft
3,060 nm
115 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,443 nm
Airbus A321neo
American Airlines, 196 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,601 ft
2,916 nm
157 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,443 nm
Boeing 737-800
Ryanair, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,959 ft
2,899 nm
151 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,443 nm
Airbus A320-200
British Airways, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,242 ft
2,844 nm
144 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,443 nm
Boeing 737-900
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,795 ft
2,804 nm
143 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,443 nm
Boeing 737-900ER
Delta, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,587 ft
2,727 nm
144 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,443 nm
Boeing 727-200
United Airlines, 149 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,348 ft
2,621 nm
119 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,443 nm
Embraer E175-E2
Embraer Demo, 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,780 ft
2,456 nm
64 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,443 nm
Airbus A321-200
American Airlines, 190 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,481 ft
2,437 nm
152 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,197 nm
Bombardier CRJ-700
American Eagle, 65 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,128 ft
2,344 nm
52 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,197 nm
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
American Airlines, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,556 ft
2,213 nm
112 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,197 nm
Embraer E190
Breeze Airways, 108 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,172 ft
2,130 nm
86 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 1,572 nm
Bombardier CRJ-900
Lufthansa CityLine, 90 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,968 ft
1,984 nm
72 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 1,572 nm
Embraer E175
Alaska Airlines (Horizon), 76 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,756 ft
1,931 nm
61 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 1,572 nm
Embraer E170
United Express, 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,200 ft
1,911 nm
56 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 1,572 nm
Embraer E195
Breeze Airways, 118 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,806 ft
1,907 nm
94 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 1,572 nm
Boeing 717-200
Delta Air Lines, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,736 ft
1,650 nm
88 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 1,572 nm
Fokker 70
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,331 ft
1,628 nm
64 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 1,572 nm
Fokker 100
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 100 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,331 ft
1,576 nm
80 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 1,572 nm
ATR 72-600
Air France (HOP!), 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 4,659 ft
1,336 nm
56 pax
None in range

Range is in still air at the map's default 80% load, with each aircraft in its default airline config and 210 lb per passenger with bags. "Needs" is the takeoff field length at maximum takeoff weight, corrected for JNB's elevation. Reserves cover a 45-minute hold and a diversion to the airport nearest the destination; for the range column that is Lanseria International Airport, 21 nm from JNB. Pinned airports are the 115 shown as pins on the map.

Longest nonstops from JNB

The farthest pinned airports an airliner in PlaneRange can reach nonstop from JNB at 80% load, in still air, with enough runway to land.

JNB → LAX Los Angeles, 9,021 nm (16,706 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
JNB → SEA Seattle, 8,920 nm (16,519 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
JNB → LAS Las Vegas, 8,847 nm (16,384 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
JNB → PHX Phoenix, 8,704 nm (16,119 km)
Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-200ER
JNB → DEN Denver, 8,329 nm (15,426 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 2 more

Featured Nonstop Routes

The Bombardier CRJ-900 departs JNB nonstop to Entebbe — try it on the map →

Nearest major airports

CPT Cape Town 686 nm away · 10,502 ft runway NBO Nairobi 1,572 nm away · 13,507 ft runway ADD Addis Ababa 2,197 nm away · 12,467 ft runway LOS Lagos 2,443 nm away · 12,794 ft runway MLE Malé 3,200 nm away · 11,155 ft runway RUH Riyadh 3,249 nm away · 13,796 ft runway
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