Flights from Johannesburg (JNB)

Origin Hub Reference

Flights from Johannesburg (JNB)

JNB

OR Tambo International Airport

Johannesburg, South Africa

Tracked Destinations

Verified Direct Service

0 / 8

Domestic / International

0/0/8

Short / Medium / Long-haul

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Johannesburg's Connectivity at a Glance

OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) tracks 8 destinations, all international and all long-haul, ranging from Colombo at 6,689 km to Dhaka at 8,689 km. Only one of the eight, Mumbai, carries a verified historical direct-service record.

A 1-in-8 verified rate is the lowest in this comparison set, and the pattern is straightforward rather than surprising: every tracked destination from Johannesburg here is a long-haul South Asian city pair, and only the Mumbai route, historically flown by Jet Airways, Air India and South African Airways together, has a confirmed operating record in this dataset. The other seven — Colombo, Karachi, Delhi, Lahore, Islamabad, Kathmandu, Dhaka — are real, useful distance and time-zone references for building an itinerary, not evidence that no flight has ever existed. South African Airways' network in particular has changed substantially since the OpenFlights data was compiled, so a live GDS check is essential before quoting any of these seven as connecting or nonstop.

International Connections from Johannesburg

All 8 of Johannesburg's tracked connections are international long-haul, running 7.9 to 10.2 hours in flight time. Just one, Mumbai, carries a verified historical operating record; the other seven should be read as distance references pending a current GDS check.

Destination	Country	Distance	Flight Time	Haul	Verified Service
Colombo `CMB`	Sri Lanka	6,689 km / 4,156 mi	≈ 7.9h	Long-haul	— no record
Mumbai `BOM`	India	6,964 km / 4,327 mi	≈ 8.2h	Long-haul	✓ 3 carriers
Karachi `KHI`	Pakistan	7,048 km / 4,379 mi	≈ 8.3h	Long-haul	— no record
Delhi `DEL`	India	8,011 km / 4,978 mi	≈ 9.4h	Long-haul	— no record
Lahore `LHE`	Pakistan	8,068 km / 5,013 mi	≈ 9.5h	Long-haul	— no record
Islamabad `ISB`	Pakistan	8,137 km / 5,056 mi	≈ 9.6h	Long-haul	— no record
Kathmandu `KTM`	Nepal	8,550 km / 5,313 mi	≈ 10.1h	Long-haul	— no record
Dhaka `DAC`	Bangladesh	8,689 km / 5,399 mi	≈ 10.2h	Long-haul	— no record

Notable Verified Routes

Only one of Johannesburg's eight tracked connections, Mumbai, shows a verified historical operating record in this dataset — the lowest verified count among the cities covered here.

Johannesburg → Mumbai (JNB–BOM) 6,964 km · ≈8.2h

OpenFlights' historical route dataset records 3 carriers operating this city pair, flying Airbus A330-200. It's the best-served pair in Johannesburg's whole tracked network — still confirm current-day operation and schedule in your GDS before quoting, since this dataset reflects historical service, not a live timetable.

9W Jet AirwaysAI Air India LimitedSA South African Airways

Looking Up Johannesburg Routes Across GDS Systems

A JNB-origin availability check in Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo or Apollo for Mumbai should return South African Airways alongside Jet Airways and Air India history; for the other seven destinations on this list, treat the live GDS response as the authority on current routing rather than this historical dataset.

Amadeus:  AN15JULJNBxxx
Sabre:    A15JUNJNBxxx
Galileo:  A/15JUNJNBxxx

Replace xxx with the destination's own 3-letter IATA code from the tables above — the availability-check syntax itself doesn't change by destination, only the city pair does.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many of Johannesburg's (JNB) tracked destinations have verified flights?

Just 1 of 8: Mumbai. The other seven — Colombo, Karachi, Delhi, Lahore, Islamabad, Kathmandu and Dhaka — show no verified historical direct-service record in this dataset.

Which airlines have flown the Johannesburg-Mumbai route historically?

Three, per this dataset's records: Jet Airways, Air India and South African Airways, all listed as historical operators of the Johannesburg-Mumbai city pair.

Are Johannesburg's other long-haul Asian routes real, even without a verified record?

They're real, bookable city pairs — the lack of a verified record here reflects this specific historical dataset's coverage, not the absence of any flight ever. Confirm current routing, likely via a Gulf hub or a connection, in your GDS before quoting a client.

What's the shortest and longest tracked flight from Johannesburg?

Colombo is shortest at 6,689 km, about 7.9 hours. Dhaka is longest at 8,689 km, about 10.2 hours. Every one of Johannesburg's 8 tracked destinations is long-haul.

Does Johannesburg have any domestic or short-haul connections tracked here?

No — all 8 destinations tracked from Johannesburg in this dataset are international long-haul city pairs to South Asia; none are domestic, short-haul or medium-haul.

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