What Time Is It at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport (JNB)?
- Time zone now
- South Africa Standard Time, UTC+2
- Zulu now
- UTC
- From you
- Sunrise / sunset
- Next clock change
- None, no daylight saving
- Location
- -26.140, 28.247
Johannesburg O.R. Tambo (JNB) is on South Africa Standard Time, UTC+2 (SAST) all year. Its clocks don't change for daylight saving time. The airport is in Johannesburg, South Africa. Its codes are JNB (IATA, the one on your boarding pass) and FAOR (ICAO, the one pilots and air traffic control use).
Zulu Time and JNB
To get local time from Zulu, add 2 hours, all year. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
For example, a METAR or flight plan time of 1500Z is 5:00 p.m. local at JNB.
Daylight Saving Time
Johannesburg O.R. Tambo doesn't use daylight saving time, so the offset from Zulu stays at UTC+2 all year. When other places change their clocks, the difference between JNB and those places changes by an hour instead.
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Common Questions
What time zone is JNB airport in?
Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport (JNB) uses the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, South Africa Standard Time. That's UTC+2 all year.
Does JNB change its clocks for daylight saving time?
No. Johannesburg O.R. Tambo stays at UTC+2 all year.
How do I convert Zulu time to local time at JNB?
To get local time from Zulu, add 2 hours, all year. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
Times here come from your browser's clock and the international time zone database. Sunrise and sunset are estimates, good to a few minutes. AvClock is for reference only, not for navigation or flight planning.