JNB O.R. Tambo International Airport
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JohannesburgO.R. Tambo International Airport15:41·12°C·#56/327
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+14 min

Johannesburg (JNB) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +14 min, arrivals +4 min. No cancellations across 407 tracked flights. Weather risk is also high; check the current conditions and forecast below.

Hour by hour
15:00today +14 min on time

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

Johannesburg (JNB) delays today: 64% of the 401 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +14 min and arrivals +4 min, across 407 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 6 September 2026 at 13:07 UTC.

Departures212 timed
On time42%90
Delayed58%122
typical now +14 min
Arrivals189 timed
On time81%154
Delayed19%35
typical now +4 min
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
09:45 15:35FA210CPT Cape Town+350 min
12:20 17:50FA210CPT Cape Town+330 min
12:50 16:40FA375PLZ Gqeberha+230 min
14:30 17:155Z450GRJ George+165 min
14:35 18:20FA375PLZ Gqeberha+225 min
15:00 15:40FA382ELS East London+40 min
15:30 16:155Z518KIM Kimberley+45 min
15:35 15:37FA846BFN Bloemfontein+2 min
16:255Z450GRJ GeorgeCancelled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +32. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
14:00 16:455Z765VFA from Victoria Falls+165 min
14:20 15:454Z694GRJ from George+85 min
14:40 15:47DT577LAD from Luanda+67 min
14:45 15:405Z981HDS from Hoedspruit+55 min
15:10 19:00FA376PLZ from Gqeberha+230 min
15:354Z085SHO from Mpakaon time
16:555Z451GRJ from GeorgeCancelled
17:104Z822MQP from MbombelaCancelled
Running late right now20 of 307 still on the board · 6.5%
+350
FA210 → Cape Town · dep 15:35
Flights this late at JNB still cancel only 1.9% of the time.
+330
FA210 → Cape Town · dep 17:50
A +330 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+230
FA375 → Gqeberha · dep 16:40
A +230 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+230
FA676 → Durban · dep 21:25
A +230 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to JNBlive positions · 3-min feed
5aircraft inbound · next to land KQ762 from Nairobi, lands ~15:45
KQ762Nairobi
on final · ~15:45
SA041Victoria Falls
lands ~15:49
DT577Luanda
lands ~15:51
SA051Lubumbashi
lands ~15:52

Positions as of 15:38 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
BLZBlantyre+49m
VFAVictoria Falls+23m
HREHarare+20m
MQPMbombela+20m
BUQBulawayo+18m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
FNFASTJET AIRLINES LTD+20m
5ZCEMAIR (PTY) Ltd+16m
Why12 kt E winds, Overcast at 200 ft. Conditions like these add about 17 pts of delay risk at JNB in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 407 A typical day here runs ~0.5%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ clears ~18:00 Very low visibility now, improving around 18:00 local per the TAF. 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 8th 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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Sample · what you getJNB went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/johannesburg-JNB

Johannesburg airport delays today

Delays are building at JNB. A typical departure is currently +14 min. Arrivals are +4 min. Cancellations: 0 of 407 tracked flights (0.0%). Weather improves around 18:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 23:00 (+6 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds NNE-030 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Broken layer at 1000ft.

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

Is Johannesburg (JNB) delayed right now?

Delays are building at JNB. Departures +14 min, arrivals +4 min. No cancellations across 407 tracked flights. Weather risk is also high; check the current conditions and forecast below. 64% of the 401 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Johannesburg (JNB)?

Winds E-080 at 12kt, Vis 2.5km, Temp 12°C, Dew 12°C, Alt 1026 hPa, Rain, Overcast layer at 200ft. 12°C. wind 12 kt. visibility 2.5 km. flight rules LIFR.

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 407 flights today: departures +14 min, arrivals +4 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 10kt, Vis 10km, Broken layer at 1000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
LIFRRight now low-instrument (LIFR). Throughput can drop sharply and diversions become more likely.
Wind80° 12 kt
Visibility2.5 km
Ceiling200 ft
Temp / dew12 / 12 °C
Pressure1026 hPa
WeatherRain
FAOR 061300Z 08012KT 2500 RA OVC002 12/12 Q1026 RETS TEMPO TS FEW025CB
14:00 to 22:00MVFRWinds NNE-030 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Broken layer at 1000ft
14:00 to 18:00TEMPOLIFRWinds NNE-030 at 15kt gusting to 25kt, Light Thunderstorm Rain, Broken layer at 400ft, Few clouds at 3000ft (Cumulonimbus)
18:00 to 06:00TEMPOIFRVis 3.5km, Showers Rain, Broken layer at 1000ft, Few clouds at 3000ft (Towering Cumulus)
20:00 to 03:00TEMPOLIFRLight Thunderstorm Rain, Broken layer at 400ft, Few clouds at 3000ft (Cumulonimbus)
Dep index
1.0/5Arr index
0.6/5
METAR 15:00 local · 42m ago · delay window 15:07 local · How these are computed → methodology