Airports / O.R. Tambo International Airport
O.R. Tambo International Airport(FAOR)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Last updated: Mar 17, 2026
Activity Summary
Airport Patterns
Emissions up 860% vs prior period — significantly busier than prior period
Charter/owner classification not available for this airport's flights
Spikes
Significant deviations from this airport's baseline in the selected period.
CO₂ Above Baseline
165t
Signals Detected
5
Highest Severity
High
Elevated activity May 11, 2025 – May 17, 2025 — 4 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 2
4 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 2 flights per week by 133%.
51.9t CO₂
Elevated activity Oct 2, 2025 – Oct 8, 2025 — 5 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 2
5 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 2 flights per week by 191%.
30.9t CO₂
Elevated activity Oct 9, 2025 – Oct 15, 2025 — 4 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 2
4 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 2 flights per week by 133%.
6.6t CO₂
Single high-emission departure T7-PMM → KOPF on Feb 24, 2026 — 75.9t CO₂, 100% of day's total
Aircraft T7-PMM departing to KOPF produced 75.9t CO₂, representing 100% of all airport emissions on Feb 24, 2026.
75.9t CO₂
26-day gap in recorded activity ending May 11, 2025
Airport had 26 consecutive days with zero recorded flights before activity resumed on May 11, 2025.
Route Map
FAOR to KOPF · 8,061 miles
Total Flights
1
Avg CO₂/Flight
75.9t
Total Emissions
75.9t CO₂
FAOR to FACT · 790 miles
Total Flights
3
Avg CO₂/Flight
4.5t
Total Emissions
13.5t CO₂
FAOR to LIRA · 4,799 miles
Total Flights
1
Avg CO₂/Flight
2.2t
Total Emissions
2.2t CO₂
FAOR to FBPY · 256 miles
Total Flights
1
Avg CO₂/Flight
2.1t
Total Emissions
2.1t CO₂
FAOR to FASI · 13 miles
Total Flights
2
Avg CO₂/Flight
0.8t
Total Emissions
1.6t CO₂
FAOR to FALA · 23 miles
Total Flights
2
Avg CO₂/Flight
0.7t
Total Emissions
1.5t CO₂
Recent Flights
10 total flights recordedShowing most recent flights — not filtered by viewing period