Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport

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airport international airport

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport is the main international gateway serving the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, handling most of its long-haul and overseas flights.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim 1
Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro–Galeão 1
Galeão International Airport 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airport ⓘ
international airport ⓘ
alternativeName Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport ⓘ
surface form: Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport ⓘ
surface form: Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro–Galeão

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport ⓘ
surface form: Galeão International Airport

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport ⓘ
surface form: Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport / Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport
cityServed Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
surface form: Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area
connectsTo major cities in Europe ⓘ
major cities in Latin America ⓘ
major cities in North America ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
handles long-haul flights ⓘ
overseas flights ⓘ
hasCargoService air cargo operations ⓘ
hasFacility cargo terminal ⓘ
international arrivals terminal ⓘ
maintenance hangars ⓘ
hasFocusCityAirline Azul Brazilian Airlines ⓘ
hasHubAirline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes ⓘ
surface form: Gol Transportes Aéreos

LATAM Brasil ⓘ
hasPassengerService domestic flights ⓘ
international flights ⓘ
hasRunway Runway 10/28 ⓘ
Runway 15/33 ⓘ
hasTerminal Terminal 1 ⓘ
Terminal 2 ⓘ
IATAcode GIG ⓘ
ICAOcode SBGL ⓘ
locatedIn Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
Southeast Region of Brazil ⓘ
surface form: Southeast Region, Brazil

State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
locatedOn Governador Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Antônio Carlos Jobim ⓘ
nearBodyOfWater Guanabara Bay ⓘ
openedAsCivilAirport 1952 ⓘ
operator Changi Airports International (concession partner) ⓘ
RIOgaleão ⓘ
originallyUsedAs military air base ⓘ
ownedBy Brazilian government ⓘ
surface form: Brazilian federal government
previousOperator Infraero ⓘ
runwaySurface asphalt ⓘ
secondaryTo Santos Dumont Airport ⓘ
surface form: Santos Dumont Airport (for domestic and shuttle flights)
servesAs main international gateway for Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
primary international airport for Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
servesCity Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
servesRegion Southeast Region of Brazil ⓘ
surface form: Southeast Brazil
timezone UTC−03:00 ⓘ
usedFor commercial aviation ⓘ
military aviation (adjacent air base) ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rio de Janeiro → airport → Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport → alternativeName → Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport / Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport → alternativeName → Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galeão International Airport
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport → alternativeName → Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro–Galeão
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport → alternativeName → Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim
State of Rio de Janeiro → hasMajorAirport → Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport ⓘ
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes → hub → Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport ⓘ
Air France Flight 447 → originAirport → Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport ⓘ