Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

IATA: GIG ICAO: SBGL

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

28 ft

9 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-22.8100°, -43.2506°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#130 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Brazil)

#1 of 9 in BR

#1 of 337 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 GIG in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #130 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · #1 in Brazil.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

GIG lies at 9 m (28 ft), #564 of 650 published airports by elevation and 13.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 245 ft below the Brazil median (273 ft, 9 airports); BSB is highest at 3,497 ft, 3,469 ft higher than GIG.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of GIG. Nearest published airport: São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), 182 NM, 12,139 ft (984 ft shorter than GIG); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

GIG runways: 10/28 13,123 × 148 ft concrete (con); 15/33 10,433 × 154 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 9 in Brazil; 984 ft ahead of GRU (12,139 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
15/33	10,433 ft (3180 m / 3.180 km)	154 ft (47m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →