Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International (GIG)

Airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

IATA: GIG
ICAO: SBGL
Local time: —
Time zone: Brasilia Standard TimeAmerica/Sao Paulo
Elevation: 28 ft9 m
To the centre: 13 km8 mi from central Rio de Janeiro, straight line

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Scheduled and expected times, terminals, gates and status at GIG, from an hour ago to about eleven hours ahead, in local time. It loads when you ask for it.

Source: AeroDataBox, updated about every ten minutes. For your gate, the airline's app and the airport screens have the final word.

Nonstop flights to GIG in our data

From Atlanta (ATL) · about 0.7 a day

We have route data for 1 airport so far, so this list is not complete.

Airports near GIG

SDU Rio de Janeiro 14 km JDF Juiz de Fora 114 km CFB Cabo Frio 121 km IZA Juiz de Fora 144 km

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Flight path from GIG

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Frequently asked questions

How far is GIG from Rio de Janeiro city centre?

Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International is about 13 km (8 miles) from the centre of Rio de Janeiro in a straight line. The trip by road is longer, and how long it takes depends on traffic and the transport you use.

Which airports are near GIG?

Within 150 km of Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International: Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 14 km), Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 114 km) and Cabo Frio Airport (CFB, 121 km), and 1 more.

What time zone is GIG in?

Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International is in the America/Sao Paulo time zone. The current local time is shown at the top of this page.