Jan Smuts International Airport

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Jan Smuts International Airport was the former name of Johannesburg’s main international airport, now known as O. R. Tambo International Airport, and served as South Africa’s primary aviation hub during much of the 20th century.

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Jan Smuts International Airport canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport
former name of airport
category Defunct airport names in South Africa
Transport in Johannesburg
continent Africa
country South Africa
currentSite O. R. Tambo International Airport
formerNameOf O. R. Tambo International Airport
hubFor South African Airways
IATAcodeDuringPeriod JNB
ICAOcodeDuringPeriod FAJS
locatedIn East Rand
Gauteng
Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg

Kempton Park
namedAfter Jan Smuts
operatedAsNameUntil 1994
renamedAs O. R. Tambo International Airport
surface form: Johannesburg International Airport
replacedByName O. R. Tambo International Airport
surface form: Johannesburg International Airport
runwaySurfaceType asphalt
servedAs South Africa’s primary aviation hub
main international airport of Johannesburg
primary international airport of South Africa
servedCity Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg
servedRegion Southern Africa
timePeriodOfMajorUse 20th century
usedFor cargo flights
domestic flights
international flights

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O. R. Tambo International Airport previousName Jan Smuts International Airport
JNB previousName Jan Smuts International Airport
FAOR formerlyKnownAs Jan Smuts International Airport