Airport gate intelligence · JNB
How many gates does Johannesburg Airport (JNB) have?
Johannesburg Airport (JNB) has 27 gates, with about 205 airline departures a day. FlySafair has the most (6), followed by South African Airways (1).
FlySafair flies 0% of the 1,392 seats leaving JNB each day. FlySafair has 500% more gates than South African Airways. 20 gates are common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at JNB
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlySafair | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0% | – | 0% | 62 min |
| South African Airways | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0% | – | 0% | 110 min |
| Emirates | – | 3 | 1,067 | 77% | 393 | 0% | 194 min |
| Singapore Airlines | – | 1 | 325 | 23% | 253 | 0% | 82 min |
| Common use (shared) | 20 | ||||||
Average of 14 full days, Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 96% of flights have no seat count yet.
Where each airline boards at JNB
20 gates of the 27 at JNB are common use, shared by several airlines, but each airline’s planes still tend to use the same part of the airport.
| Airline | Departures a day | Usually boards at | Gates used most | By bus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airlink | 75 | Terminal B’s Concourses A (10%) and D (10%) | A18 (4%), D4 (2%), D7 (2%) | 73% |
| FlySafair | 44 | Terminal B’s Concourses C (44%) and D (19%) | C10 (12%), C12 (12%), D8 (12%) | 16% |
| South African | 27 | Terminal B’s Concourses D (36%) and A (23%) | D2 (11%), D1 (9%), D3 (7%) | 22% |
| CemAir | 10 | Concourse A | A18 (1%) | 96% |
| LIFT | 7 | Terminal B’s Concourses C (56%) and D (19%) and Concourse C (6%) | C9 (18%), C13 (17%), C10 (14%) | 8% |
| Fastjet | 4 | Terminal A’s Concourse A (12%) | A18 (12%), A2 (2%), A7 (2%) | 85% |
| Emirates | 3 | Terminal B’s Concourse A (75%) and Concourse A (4%) | A16 (52%), A18 (20%), A12 (11%) | 0% |
| Ethiopian | 3 | Terminal A’s Concourse A (57%) and Terminal B’s Concourse A (7%) | A4 (27%), A7 (14%), A2 (8%) | 3% |
| Kenya Airways | 2 | Terminal A’s Concourse A (52%) and Concourse A (25%) | A4 (29%), A5 (13%), A3 (13%) | 0% |
| Proflight | 2 | Terminal A’s Concourse A (9%) | A18 (11%) | 89% |
Share of each airline’s departures, 14 full days, Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026. By bus = boarded at a bus gate, with a bus out to the plane.
What size aircraft JNB’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at JNB: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no JNB gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: 0C (7 flights).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): Avianca (1 flight); FlyArystan (1 flight).
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How many gates does Johannesburg Airport (JNB) have?
Johannesburg Airport (JNB) has 27 gates, with about 205 airline departures a day. FlySafair has the most (6), followed by South African Airways (1).
Which airline has the most gates at Johannesburg Airport (JNB)?
FlySafair, with 6 of the 27 gates at JNB (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Johannesburg Airport (JNB)?
About 205 airline departures a day (Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026).
Which terminal is FlySafair in at JNB?
FlySafair flies from Terminal B’s Concourses C and D at Johannesburg Airport (JNB).
Which gates at Johannesburg Airport (JNB) are bus gates?
25 gates at JNB are bus gates: 7, A20, A21, A22, A23, A24, A25, A26, A27, A28, A29, A30, E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9, E10, E11, E12, E13. A bus gate has no jet bridge: passengers board a bus at the gate, and it drives them out to the plane parked on the ramp. About 90 departures a day (44% of all departures at JNB) board this way (Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026).
How many gates does FlySafair have at JNB?
6 gates, with about 44 departures and 0 seats a day.
How many gates does South African Airways have at JNB?
1 gate, with about 27 departures and 0 seats a day.
How many seats leave JNB each day?
About 1,392 seats on 205 airline departures a day (average of 14 full days, Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at JNB?
90 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).