GIG — Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
- IATA code
- GIG
- ICAO code
- SBGL
- City code
- RIO
- All Rio de Janeiro airports
- Passengers
- 18,639,094
- Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
- Nonstop routes
- 77
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−3
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Elevation
- 9 m
- 30 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 4,000 m
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About GIG
Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport is a large airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It opened in 1952 and is run by Changi Airport Group. 18,639,094 passengers used it in Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Open traffic data shows 77 nonstop routes from GIG. On tickets, the city code RIO covers it together with the other Rio de Janeiro airports.
Wikidata (CC0) · ANAC (CC BY). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from GIG
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| GIG → GRU | 337 km | 1,487,249 |
| GIG → POA | 1,121 km | 1,148,850 |
| GIG → SCL | 2,937 km | 1,031,084 |
| GIG → AEP | 1,968 km | 1,003,919 |
| GIG → SSA | 1,214 km | 909,405 |
| GIG → REC | 1,853 km | 878,624 |
| GIG → VIX | 417 km | 824,564 |
| GIG → CWB | 673 km | 797,804 |
| GIG → FOR | 2,167 km | 758,621 |
| GIG → BSB | 911 km | 721,733 |
| GIG → CNF | 359 km | 672,631 |
| GIG → IGU | 1,182 km | 573,059 |
| GIG → EZE | 1,995 km | 567,249 |
| GIG → VCP | 399 km | 541,752 |
| GIG → FLN | 758 km | 407,829 |
| GIG → CGH | 360 km | 401,515 |
| GIG → NVT | 708 km | 372,006 |
| GIG → LIS | 7,690 km | 319,036 |
| GIG → PTY | 5,286 km | 317,818 |
| GIG → BOG | 4,534 km | 278,989 |
| GIG → JPA | 1,948 km | 278,738 |
| GIG → MCZ | 1,673 km | 261,753 |
| GIG → CDG | 9,160 km | 260,210 |
| GIG → NAT | 2,067 km | 257,111 |
| GIG → MIA | 6,699 km | 224,604 |
| GIG → BPS | 830 km | 209,883 |
| GIG → GYN | 927 km | 205,669 |
| GIG → MVD | 1,822 km | 195,906 |
| GIG → LIM | 3,780 km | 191,368 |
| GIG → AMS | 9,536 km | 187,851 |
| GIG → FCO | 9,153 km | 184,972 |
| GIG → COR | 2,277 km | 183,294 |
| GIG → AJU | 1,464 km | 177,991 |
| GIG → BEL | 2,437 km | 175,323 |
| GIG → MAO | 2,841 km | 158,177 |
| GIG → SLZ | 2,240 km | 137,853 |
| GIG → IAH | 8,072 km | 125,328 |
| GIG → MAD | 8,124 km | 124,041 |
| GIG → LHR | 9,228 km | 118,060 |
| GIG → FRA | 9,545 km | 117,202 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, ANAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Brazil. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at GIG on flights to and from the US
- AA American Airlines · 1,338 flights
- UA United Air Lines · 725 flights
- DL Delta Air Lines · 671 flights
- G3 VRG Linhas Aereas S A · 21 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Other airports in Rio de Janeiro
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| SDU | Santos Dumont Airport | 14 km |
All Rio de Janeiro airports and the distances between them →
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| JDF | Francisco de Assis Airport | 114 km |
| CFB | Cabo Frio Airport | 121 km |
| IZA | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport | 144 km |
Distance from GIG to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 4,000 m | 45 m | Concrete |
| 15/33 | 3,180 m | 47 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · -22.8100, -43.2506
Questions
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