GIG
Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (IATA: GIG, ICAO: SBGL) is a large airport in Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It opened in 1952. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,000 m (13,123 ft). It is operated by Changi Airport Group. In 2024 it handled 14.4 million passengers.
Timeline
1 event · 1952–19521952
OpenedRio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026
Runways & airfield
Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap10/28074° / 254° · LIT
LENGTH4,000 m13,123 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEConcrete
15/33125° / 305° · LIT
LENGTH3,180 m10,433 ftWIDTH47 m154 ftSURFACEAsphalt
Passengers per year
2013–202417.1M
17.2M
16.7M
16.0M
16.1M
15.0M
13.9M
4.6M
3.9M
5.8M
7.9M
14.4M
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Routes
65 destinations · 21 countriesYear-round57
SJKProfessor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos271 km168 miGRUSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos336 km209 miCGHCongonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos360 km224 miCNFTancredo Neves International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos361 km224 miVCPViracopos International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos398 km247 miVIXEurico de Aguiar Salles International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos418 km260 miCWBCuritiba-Afonso Pena International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos673 km418 miUDITen. Cel. Aviador César Bombonato AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos677 km421 miNVTMinistro Victor Konder International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos708 km440 miFLNHercílio Luz International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos759 km472 miBPSPorto Seguro International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos832 km517 miBSBPresidente Juscelino Kubitschek International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos914 km568 miGYNSanta Genoveva International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos928 km577 miIOSBahia - Jorge Amado AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos993 km617 miCXJHugo Cantergiani Regional AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,064 km661 miPOAPorto Alegre-Salgado Filho International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos1,122 km697 miIGUCataratas International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos1,181 km734 miCGRCampo Grande AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,209 km751 miSSADeputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos1,218 km757 miAJUAracaju - Santa Maria AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,469 km913 miASUSilvio Pettirossi International AirportParaguay · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,473 km915 miCGBVárzea Grande–Marechal Rondon International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,567 km974 miMCZZumbi dos Palmares International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,678 km1,043 miMVDCarrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International AirportUruguay · JetSmart, Gol Transportes Aéreos1,823 km1,133 miRECRecife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,859 km1,155 miJPAPresidente Castro Pinto International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,955 km1,215 miAEPAeroparque Jorge NewberyArgentina · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos, JetSmart Argentina1,969 km1,223 miTHESenador Petrônio Portela AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,974 km1,227 miEZEEzeiza International Airport - Ministro PistariniArgentina · Emirates, LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos +21,996 km1,240 miROSRosario Islas Malvinas International AirportArgentina · Gol Transportes Aéreos2,052 km1,275 miNATRio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos2,075 km1,289 miVVIViru Viru International AirportBolivia · Boliviana de Aviación2,151 km1,337 miFORPinto Martins International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos2,177 km1,353 miSLZMarechal Cunha Machado International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos2,251 km1,399 miSLAMartín Miguel de Güemes International AirportArgentina · Gol Transportes Aéreos2,271 km1,411 miCORIngeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International AirportArgentina · Gol Transportes Aéreos, JetSmart Argentina2,275 km1,414 miBELVal de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos2,449 km1,522 miMCPMacapá - Alberto Alcolumbre International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos2,679 km1,665 miMDZGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportArgentina · JetSmart Argentina2,738 km1,701 miMAOEduardo Gomes International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos2,848 km1,770 miSCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportChile · LATAM Airlines Chile, Sky Airline, JetSmart2,934 km1,823 miLIMJorge Chávez International AirportPeru · LATAM Airlines Peru, Sky Airline Peru3,777 km2,347 miBOGEl Dorado International AirportColombia · Avianca4,541 km2,822 miPTYTocumen International AirportPanama · Copa Airlines5,295 km3,290 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · American Airlines6,717 km4,174 miATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines7,642 km4,749 miLISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · TAP Air Portugal, Gol Transportes Aéreos7,715 km4,794 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · Gol Transportes Aéreos7,729 km4,803 miOPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · TAP Air Portugal7,965 km4,949 miIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportUnited States · United Airlines8,088 km5,026 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Iberia8,148 km5,063 miFCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportItaly · ITA Airways9,172 km5,699 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · Air France9,184 km5,707 miLHRLondon Heathrow AirportUnited Kingdom · British Airways9,253 km5,750 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · KLM9,560 km5,940 miFRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · Lufthansa9,567 km5,945 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Emirates11,884 km7,384 miSeasonal11
FLNHercílio Luz International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil759 km472 miASUSilvio Pettirossi International AirportParaguay · Paranair, JetSmart Argentina1,473 km915 miMCZZumbi dos Palmares International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil1,678 km1,043 miMVDCarrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International AirportUruguay · Sky Airline1,823 km1,133 miRECRecife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil1,859 km1,155 miJPAPresidente Castro Pinto International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil1,955 km1,215 miMDZGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportArgentina · Gol Transportes Aéreos2,738 km1,701 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines, American Airlines7,729 km4,803 miYULMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportCanada · Air Transat8,195 km5,092 miYYZToronto Pearson International AirportCanada · Air Canada, Air Transat8,272 km5,140 miDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportUnited States · American Airlines8,419 km5,231 miCargo19
CFBCabo Frio AirportBrazil · LATAM Cargo Brasil121 km75 miGRUSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportBrazil · LATAM Cargo Brasil, Total Linhas Aéreas336 km209 miCNFTancredo Neves International AirportBrazil · LATAM Cargo Brasil361 km224 miVCPViracopos International AirportBrazil · Cargolux, LATAM Cargo Brasil, Modern Logistics398 km247 miCWBCuritiba-Afonso Pena International AirportBrazil · LATAM Cargo Brasil673 km418 miPOAPorto Alegre-Salgado Filho International AirportBrazil · LATAM Cargo Brasil1,122 km697 miAGTGuaraní International AirportParaguay · LATAM Cargo Brasil1,212 km753 miMVDCarrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International AirportUruguay · LATAM Cargo Chile1,823 km1,133 miEZEEzeiza International Airport - Ministro PistariniArgentina · LATAM Cargo Chile1,996 km1,240 miMAOEduardo Gomes International AirportBrazil · LATAM Cargo Brasil2,848 km1,770 miSCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportChile · LATAM Cargo Chile2,934 km1,823 miLIMJorge Chávez International AirportPeru · LATAM Cargo Colombia, Atlas Air3,777 km2,347 miBOGEl Dorado International AirportColombia · LATAM Cargo Colombia4,541 km2,822 miUIOMariscal Sucre International AirportEcuador · LATAM Cargo Colombia4,556 km2,831 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · LATAM Cargo Brasil, LATAM Cargo Chile, Sky Lease Cargo +26,717 km4,174 miLUXLuxembourg-Findel International AirportLuxembourg · Cargolux9,416 km5,851 miHHNFrankfurt-Hahn AirportGermany · Aerotranscargo9,494 km5,899 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · LATAM Cargo Chile9,560 km5,940 miFRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · LATAM Cargo Chile9,567 km5,945 miStraight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from GIG. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport” (revision of 24 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Airlines
34 airlines · destinations from GIGPassenger23
WJJetSmart Argentina5AAAmerican Airlines3TSAir Transatseasonal · 2BABritish Airways2DLDelta Air Lines2EKEmirates2JAJetSmart2H2Sky Airline2TPTAP Air Portugal2ACAir Canadaseasonal · 1AFAir France1AVAvianca1OBBoliviana de Aviación1CMCopa Airlines1IBIberia1AZITA Airways1KLKLM1LPLATAM Airlines Peru1—LATAM Chile1LHLufthansa1ZPParanairseasonal · 1H8Sky Airline Peru1UAUnited Airlines1Former hub of FlyWays Linhas Aéreas, Panair do Brasil, Rio Linhas Aéreas and Varig.
Airlines and destinations as the Routes list above has them; the figure is how many destinations each flies from GIG. Hubs from Wikidata. All airlines
Records & rankings
Ranked among 48,075 open airports · world · region · countryScale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record
Radio frequencies
6 channelsAPPRIO APP119.350
ATISATIS127.600
CLDCLNC DEL121.000
GNDGND121.650
OPSOPS122.500
TWRTWR118.000