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Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
SBGL / GIGRio De Janeiro, BrazilELEV 28 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
4 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 83% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (SBGL / GIG) is a large commercial airport serving Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The airport sits 28 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Aero Rio Táxi Aéreo, Flapper, and Marica Taxi Aereo Ltda are based here, 4 in all. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 8 nm), Campo Délio Jardim de Mattos Airport (SBAF, 8 nm), and Jacarepaguá - Roberto Marinho Airport (RRJ, 13 nm).
Charter pricing from GIG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Rio De Janeiro.
Field capability
ICAO
SBGL
IATA
GIG
FAA / Local
RJ0001
Elevation
28 ft
Coordinates
22.8100° S · 43.2506° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Brazil fields
state range 8–4,138 ft
At 28 ft, GIG sits lower than 89% of the 138 Brazil fields on the register.
Based charter operators4
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 8nmSDUSantos Dumont AirportRio de Janeiro
- 8nmSBAFCampo Délio Jardim de Mattos AirportRio de Janeiro
- 13nmRRJJacarepaguá - Roberto Marinho AirportRio de Janeiro
- 27nmSNZSanta Cruz Air Force BaseRio de Janeiro
- 62nmJDFFrancisco de Assis AirportJuiz de Fora
- 71nmBZCUmberto Modiano AirportCabo Frio
Location
Open the full mapSBGL · Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Rio De Janeiro, Brazil