GIG Airport Code, Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
GIG is the IATA airport code for Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport, the main international gateway for Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, SBGL.
What airport is GIG?
GIG is the IATA airport code for Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport, in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The same airport has the ICAO code SBGL.
It is a major hub, ranked number 173 by scheduled connections in the open dataset. Its ICAO code SBGL begins with S, the prefix ICAO assigns to South America.
| IATA airport code | GIG |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | SBGL |
| Airport | Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport |
| City | Rio De Janeiro |
| Country | Brazil |
| Main airlines | JJ, G3, O6 |
| Runways | 2 |
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Where is GIG airport located?
Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG) is in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, at coordinates -22.81, -43.25056.
It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, at 22.81° S, 43.25° W. It is close to sea level at 28 ft (9 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at GIG
It has 2 runways. The longest is 13,123 ft (4.00 km), designated 10/28.
Which airlines fly to GIG?
The open route dataset lists JJ (TAM Brazilian Airlines), G3 (City Connexion Airlines), O6 (Oceanair), AA (American Airlines), US (US Airways), AD (Azul) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the GIG code comes from
GIG is Rio de Janeiro's Galeao airport, renamed for bossa nova composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. The letters are generally traced to the name Galeao itself, squeezed to three characters; the beach the airport sits on was named for a galleon built there in the 1600s. Rio's city airport Santos Dumont keeps SDU.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport?
The IATA code for Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio De Janeiro is GIG. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Rio De Janeiro?
The 3-letter IATA code for Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio De Janeiro is GIG.
What is the ICAO code for Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport?
The ICAO code for Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport is SBGL. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code GIG.
What is the difference between GIG and SBGL?
GIG is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. SBGL is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport.
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