JNB O.R. Tambo International Airport
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JohannesburgO.R. Tambo International Airport16:44·14°C·#100/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERMVFR
+10 min

Johannesburg (JNB) airport average departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures +10 min, arrivals +5 min. No cancellations across 480 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
16:00today +10 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Johannesburg (JNB) delays today: 71% of the 479 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +10 min and arrivals +5 min, across 480 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 5 September 2026 at 14:07 UTC.

Departures236 timed
On time53%125
Delayed47%111
typical now +10 min
Arrivals243 timed
On time84%204
Delayed16%39
typical now +5 min
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
16:40DT578LAD Luandaon time
16:40SA355CPT Cape Townon time
16:45FA218CPT Cape Townon time
16:45FA418DUR Durbanon time
16:45SA343CPT Cape Townon time
16:504Z178GBE Gaboroneon time
16:55SA571DUR Durbanon time
17:00KQ763NBO Nairobion time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +31. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
16:15 16:57EK763DXB from Dubai+42 min
16:15 16:36SA075WDH from Windhoek+21 min
16:354Z022FBM from Lubumbashion time
16:354Z814PTG from Polokwaneon time
16:404Z451BLZ from Blantyreon time
16:40FA203CPT from Cape Townon time
Running late right now5 of 150 still on the board · 3.3%
+42
EK763 from Dubai · arr 16:57
Flights this late at JNB still cancel only 0.8% of the time.
+36
4Z253 from Antananarivo · arr 17:41
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~29 min.
+26
ET849 from Addis Ababa · arr 20:36
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~32 min.
+21
SA075 from Windhoek · arr 16:36
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~24 min.
Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
VFAVictoria Falls+25m
DXBDubai+21m
NBONairobi+20m
UTNUpington+20m
WDHWindhoek+19m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
KQKENYA AIRWAYS+108m
LHLUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES+33m
GEGLOBAL AVIATION OPERATIONS PTY LTD+24m
EKEMIRATES+21m
FNFASTJET AIRLINES LTD+16m
Why17 kt NNE winds, Broken at 2,500 ft. Conditions like these add about 5 pts of delay risk at JNB in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 480 A typical day here runs ~0.5%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 01–02 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the worst day of the last 30. Median day: +13 min departures.

Typical week here
+17
MON
+13
TUE
+14
WED
+15
THU
+18
FRI
+15
SAT
+14
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+13 min), heaviest on Friday (+18 min).

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Johannesburg airport delays today

Weather watch at JNB: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently +10 min. Arrivals are +5 min. Cancellations: 0 of 480 tracked flights (0.0%). Weather worsens around 01:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 23:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds NNE-030 at 20kt, Vis 10km, Broken layer at 2500ft.

Nearby gateways: DUR CPT DAR ZNZ NBO EBB · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Johannesburg

Is Johannesburg (JNB) delayed right now?

Weather watch at JNB: measured operations remain calm. The terminal forecast may deteriorate to very low instrument conditions (LIFR). Measured operations: departures +10 min, arrivals +5 min. No cancellations across 480 tracked flights. 71% of the 479 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Johannesburg (JNB)?

Winds NNE-020 at 17kt, Vis 10km, Temp 14°C, Dew 9°C, Alt 1024 hPa, Broken layer at 2500ft. 14°C. wind 17 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules MVFR.

What is the best day to fly from Johannesburg (JNB)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+13 min). Friday ran heaviest (+18 min).

How often are flights delayed at JNB today?

We tracked 480 flights today: departures +10 min, arrivals +5 min. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for JNB?

The next TAF period (MVFR) forecasts: Winds NNE-030 at 20kt, Vis 10km, Broken layer at 2500ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
MVFRRight now marginal visual (MVFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches low-instrument conditions ahead: bigger delays and diversions become likely.
Wind20° 17 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling2,500 ft
Temp / dew14 / 9 °C
Pressure1024 hPa
FAOR 051400Z 02017KT 9999 BKN025 14/09 Q1024 NOSIG
14:00 to 23:00MVFRWinds NNE-030 at 20kt, Vis 10km, Broken layer at 2500ft
15:00 to 20:00TEMPOVFRLight Thunderstorm Rain, Few clouds at 3500ft (Cumulonimbus)
01:00 to 03:00BECMGIFRWinds NNE-030 at 9kt, Vis 3km, Mist, Light Rain, Broken layer at 500ft, Broken layer at 8000ft
03:00 to 10:00LIFRWinds Variable at 3kt, Vis 2.5km, Mist, Heavy Thunderstorm Rain, Broken layer at 300ft, Few clouds at 3000ft (Cumulonimbus), Few clouds at 3000ft (Towering Cumulus)
Dep index
0.8/5Arr index
0.5/5
METAR 16:00 local · 45m ago · delay window 16:07 local · How these are computed → methodology