SBGL · GIG

Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport

Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (SBGL / GIG) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. The field lies at 28 ft (9 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 13,123 ft (4,000 m), concrete and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 8 nm SE.

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Location

Elevation
28 ft (9 m)
Coordinates
-22.8100, -43.2506
Serving
Rio De Janeiro
Region
Rio de Janeiro
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo

Runways2 · longest 13,123 ft

Surveyed positions · north up

Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
10/2813,123 ft4,000 m148 ftConcreteLit
15/3310,433 ft3,180 m154 ftAsphaltLit

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
SDUSantos Dumont Airport · 8 nm SE
Airfields within 25 nm
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Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.