NAME
Rio de Janeiro Galeao International Airport
IDENTIFIER
GIG/SBGL
SERVES
Rio de Janeiro
OWNER
RIOGaleão ( Changi Airport Group - Novonor consortium)
OPERATOR
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Infraero (1986–2013)
RIOGaleão (2013–present)
PUBLIC/PRIVATE
Public / Military
LOCAL TIME
23. May 17:23
UTC-03
DESCRIPTION
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão – Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, popularly known by its original name Galeão International Airport, is the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2019, it was the country's fourth-busiest airport by passenger traffic. It is named after the neighborhood of Galeão. Praia do Galeão is located in front of the original passenger terminal and where the galleon Padre Eterno was built in 1663. Since 5 January 1999, it is also named after Brazilian musician Antonio Carlos Jobim. Galeão Airport is explicitly mentioned in his composition Samba do Avião. It is the largest airport site in terms of area in Brazil.
SOURCE: Wikipedia
RUNWAYS
| IDENTIFIER |
Length (m/ft) |
SURFACE |
| 10/28
|
4,000/13,123 |
Concrete |
| 15/33
|
3,180/10,433 |
Asphalt |