Airport · Brazil
Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Rio de Janeiro.
- Codes
- GIG · SBGL
- Serves
- Rio de Janeiro
- 13 km in a straight line
- Local time
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Elevation
- 9 m
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 4,000 m
- From DXB
- 11,880 km
- 14 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
Facts
GIG at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA GIGICAO SBGL
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Rio de Janeiro
- To the city centre
- 13 km in a straight line
- Measured from the centre point of our guide.
- Elevation
- 9 m (28 ft)
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 4,000 m
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- When to go
- Rio de Janeiro, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
GIG from the UAE
From DXBGIG
11,880 km
14 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHGIG
11,790 km
14 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Brazil, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Country
- Brazil
- Currency
- Brazilian Real BRLToday's indicative rate: BRL 1 ≈ USD 0.198Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and N127 V / 220 V · 60 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 188crisis line190police192ambulance193fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +55 · On the right
Flights
Flights to or from GIG
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