The African empty journey has been on a long way. Until a while ago, both the continent and international flights were challenging, struggling to keep up with limited routes, high fare, and growing demand.
But things are changing rapidly. Thanks to strategic investment, new partnerships, and improvement of infrastructure, air travel inside and outside the Africa is becoming easier and more efficient than ever.
A typical example of this change is Johannesburg or Tambo International Airport (JNB). This is the only airport in Africa, which provides non -stop passenger flights regularly scheduled to all six resident continents, according to a flight report.
OAG's global airline managed 12,272,780 passengers in 2024, according to the 2024 data schedule data. As the busiest airport in Africa south of Sahara, as a major local hub, connect travelers to flights from Africa, Asia, Europe and Europe. North America, South America, and Oceania/Australia.
Host all major South African Airlines and welcome more than 30 international airlines. The busiest route from Johannesburg is in Japan, about 300 flights to Cape Town and about 200 flights to Durban.
Africa
Johannesburg plays an important role as a connection hub for passengers traveling to South African countries such as Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Namibia. As of January 2024, Johannesburgora Relute is the busiest international connection and a maximum of 77 flights.
Asia and the Middle East
The Dubai Johannesberg route is the busiest from the area and has up to 21 flights in each direction. Emirates currently operates two daily Airbus A380, along with the daily Boeing 777 service to Johannesburg. The longest non -stop route is from Shenzhen, up to 5,766 nm (10,678 km).
Europe
Johannesburg has historically connected to major European cities, such as Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich, Istanbul, Paris, and London.
As of January 2025, Heathrow Otambo in London is the busiest route and has a maximum of 19 flights every week.
North America
Flights between Johannesburg and North America are limited to two non -stop routes. Delta Airlines and United Airlines are the only US airline that provides direct flights to Africa, and includes Cape Town as part of a larger network in South Africa.
At 7,333 NM (13,581 km), Atlanta Johannesburg is the longest non -stop flight to Africa. The Newark-Johannesburg is 6,943 nm (12,858 km), which is slightly short and is the third long flight to Africa.
south america
Currently, there are only two routes between South Africa and South America. Sao Pauro Cape Town and Sao Paulo Jinesberg.
Australia
Australia is the world's smallest continent. This area is also called Oceania, including thousands of islands in the Central Pacific and South Pacific.
According to Cirium, aerial analysis, Johannesburg and Mauritius are two African Airports with non -stop flights from Australia/Oceania.
