The airport, named after O. R. Tambo, a former president of South Africa, is the largest on the entire continent.

Together with the airport Cape Town CPT , Johannesburg is the main gateway to South Africa and the base for the national airline, South African Airways.

The largest share of flights is operated by local airlines Airlink, FlySafair and LIFT.

The centre of Johannesburg is about 20 km away, whilst the capital, Pretoria, is 48 km away.

Johannesburg Airport has an extensive network of domestic routes and connections to other African countries.

Long-haul routes from JNB Airport connect to virtually all major cities on every continent.

Airlines flying to Johannesburg include Emirates, Qatar Airways, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa, Condor, Singapore Airlines and many other airlines from around the world.

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The Johannesburg-Pretoria metropolitan area is also served by the small domestic airport, Lanseria HLA.