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- GIG Airport Contact
Aeroportuaria
Rio de Janeiro, 21942-900
Brazil
Phone: 061 3312 3222
Website for Rio Antonio Jobim Airport: http://www.infraero.gov.br
- GIG Airport Overview
Rio de Janeiro/Galećo - Antōnio Carlos Jobim International Airport GIG is located 20 km from the famed city of Rio de Janeiro. It is owned and operated by Infraero. After the transfer in 2004 of a series of flights from the Santos-Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro International Airport has returned to the status of being the dominant airport for domestic flights. Nearly 40% of foreign tourists visiting Brazil choose Galećo Airport as their gateway. Furthermore, Galećo offers connections to more than 18 countries and handles about 15 million passengers a year in two passenger terminals. The airport is served by a host of domestic and international airlines.
On-Airport grounds include two passenger terminals-T1 & T2--and Brazil's longest runway (4,240 m), as well as one of South Americas largest and best-equipped cargo terminals.
Galećo Airport can be reached from the south, north and west of Rio de Janeiro by the following access routes: Linha Vermelha and Linha Amarela freeways and Avenida Brasil. Shuttle buses link Galećo to Santos-Dumont, and bus and taxi service to other parts of the city.
- Main Terminal / Concourses at Rio Antonio Jobim GIG Airport
Terminals 1 and 2 are connected by a moving walkway.
