Rio de Janeiro Galeao Airport

2 Flight routes to & from Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)

Flight Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) - London Heathrow (LHR)
Iberia (IB7422), British Airways (BA248), LATAM Chile (LA5591)
£708.35
Flight London Heathrow (LHR) - Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)
British Airways (BA249), Iberia (IB7423), LATAM Chile (LA5592)
£749.55

Rio de Janeiro Galeao Airport

Rio de Janeiro/Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim Airport is the main airport in the former Brazilian capital city of Rio de Janeiro. Due to the annual passenger numbers and the flight movements it is one of the 5 most important airports in Brazil. The regional capital also has another airport, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont.Airport, 10 miles south west of the city and primarily used for inner Brazilian flights.
  • URL: Official website
  • Time zone: GMT -3
  • Service telephone: +55 21 3398-5050
  • Address: Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro/Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim, Avenida 20 de Janeiro, s/nº lha do Governador, CEP: 21.941-570, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brasil
  • Operating company: INFRAERO, Aeroportos Brasileiros
  • Parking: Paid parking for about 2740 vehicles in front of the terminal.
  • Nearby cities: Duque de Caxias (7 km), Rio de Janeiro (11 km), São João de Meriti (13 km), Nilópolis (17 km), Niterói (17 km), Belford Roxo (17 km), Nova Iguaçu (22 km), Queimados (34 km), Petrópolis (34 km), Itaboraí (40 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is about 12 miles north of the city centre.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.82%), Tuesday (15.03%), Wednesday (14.40%), Thursday (14.28%), Friday (14.61%), Saturday (12.48%), Sunday (14.38%)
  • Alternative spelling: Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim, Aeroporto Internacional António Carlos Jobim, Rio de Janeyro, Rio de Žaneiras, Riodežaneiro, Ріо-де-Жанейро, Рио де Жанеиро, Рио де Жанейро-Антониу Карлуш Жобим, Рыа-дэ-Жанэйра, Рыё-дэ-Жанэйра, Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο, ریو دوژانیرو, ريو دي جانيرو, ריו דה ז'ניירו, Ռիո դե Ժանեյրո, რიო-დე-ჟანეირო, রিউ দি জানেইরু, रियो डि जेनेरो, ரியோ டி ஜனேரோ, รีโอเดจาเนโร, リオデジャネイロ州, 리우데자네이루 주, 里约热内卢, 里約熱內盧州

Most popular destinations from Rio de Janeiro Galeao (Flights per week )


Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Gol Transportes Aéreos (1673, 51,72 %)
  2. LATAM Chile (354, 10,94 %)
  3. Aerolineas Argentinas (244, 7,54 %)
  4. Azul Brazilian Airlines (190, 5,87 %)
  5. American Airlines (76, 2,35 %)
  6. British Airways (64, 1,98 %)
  7. Air France (64, 1,98 %)
  8. United Airlines (64, 1,98 %)
  9. Copa Airlines (64, 1,98 %)
  10. TAP Air Portugal (60, 1,85 %)
  11. other (11.81 %)

Location
Take into use in 1945, the airport is about 12 miles north of the city centre on an island, the Ilha do Governador. Between the inner city and the airport there is an airport bus, operated by "Real Auto Onibus“, that runs at 20 to 30 minute intervals between the hours of 5 am and 11 pm. There are also taxis in front of the terminal.


Statistical weather data for Rio de Janeiro Galeao

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