Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) South Africa
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Address: Johannesburg
International Airport, Kempton Park, Gauteng, 1627, South Africa
Location: The airport is located 22km (14 miles) east of Johannesburg
Website: www.airports.co.za
E-mail: webmaster@airports.co.za
Telephone: (0)11 921 6911
Country Dialing Code: 27
Timezone: GMT + 2
Number of Terminals: 6. A new Domestic Terminal is due to
open by December 2002.
Transfer Between Terminals: A free shuttle bus service departs
every six minutes between all terminals and the furthest car parks.
Airport information desks are located in all terminals. Info Africa and the South African Tourism Board both have information desks in Terminal 2. For flight arrival and departure times (tel: (0)11 921 6262).
Money
and communications: ATMs, a full service bank and bureau
de change facilities can be found in the International Arrivals
and Departures halls. A post office is located between Terminals
2 and 3, and mobile telephone rental is also available.
Shopping: The airport has a wide variety of shops, including
a duty-free shop, florists, jewellers, pharmacy, sunglasses shop, sports shop,
sweet shop, clothing accessories shop and a bookshop/newsagents.
Eating and drinking: There are plenty of places to eat and
drink. Food outlets include a coffee shop, juice bar and a fast food restaurant.
Other facilities: There is a medical clinic in Domestic Arrivals
(Terminal 4)
Disabled parking spaces are available in the airport car parks and give direct access to the terminals. The free shuttle service which serves the remote car parking area can accommodate disabled passengers in wheelchairs. Disabled passengers can park in reserved spaces by displaying a disabled sticker; those without a disabled pass should contact the ACSA-JIA Help Desk (tel: (0)11 921 6262) for assistance. The airport has lifts (two of them are equipped with Braille) and ramps throughout the terminals.
A fully-equipped, ten room conference facility (tel: (0)11 390 1330) is located in the Domestic Arrivals hall in Terminal 3; facilities include fax, telephone and secretarial services.
Car hire companies including Avis , Budget , Europcar and Hertz are located in Domestic Arrivals. A Golf Cart service which can accommodate disabled passengers operates between the terminals and the car hire areas.
There are several car parks offering short- and long-term parking. A free shuttle bus service departs every six minutes between the furthest car parks and the terminals. Passengers can pay for parking at 'pay on foot' machines before they return to their car.
From Johannesburg, take the R24 to the airport; from Pretoria, take the R21.
The Holiday Inn (tel: (0)11 975 1121) is 500m (547 yards) away from the airport and is within walking distance. An automated hotel guide and reservations facility is available in Domestic Departures in Terminal 3. A new five-star Inter-Continental Hotel opened opposite the airport in 2001.