Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport

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{{Short description|Main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}}
{{For|the military use of this facility|Galeão Air Force Base}}
{{redirect |Rio de Janeiro Airport| the second commercial airport serving the city | Santos Dumont Airport}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
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| name = Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport
| nativename = {{lang|pt|Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim|italic=yes}}
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| IATA = GIG
| ICAO = SBGL
| LID = RJ0001
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| type = Public / Military
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| operator = {{Plainlist|
* ARSA (1973–1987)
* [[Infraero]] (1987–2013)
* RIOgaleão (2013–present)
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| city-served = [[Rio de Janeiro]]
| opened = {{start date and age|1952|02|01|df=yes}}
| hub =
| focus_city = [[Gol Transportes Aéreos|Gol Linhas Aéreas]] [[LATAM Airlines Brasil]]
| timezone = [[Time in Brazil|BRT]]
| utc = [[UTC−03:00]]
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| metric-elev = yes
| elevation-f = 28
| elevation-m = 9
| website = {{URL|www.riogaleao.com/passageiros}}
| coordinates = {{coord|22|48|36|S|043|15|02|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Brazil Rio de Janeiro#Brazil Rio de Janeiro State#Brazil
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within greater Rio de Janeiro
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| r1-surface = [[Concrete]]
| r2-number = 15/33
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| r2-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year = 2024
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 14,491,987
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| stat2-data = 109,393
| stat3-header = Metric [[tonne]]s of cargo
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| footnotes = Statistics: RIOGaleão<ref name="Movimentação aeroportuária">{{cite web|url=https://www.riogaleao.com/corporativo/page/numeros-do-aeroporto|title=Movimentação aeroportuária|website=RIOgaleão|access-date=23 January 2025|language=pt}}</ref> Sources: Airport Website,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.riogaleao.com/passageiros|title=RIOgaleão|website=RIOGaleão|language=pt|access-date=19 February 2021|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043426/https://www.riogaleao.com/passageiros|url-status=live}}</ref> [[National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil|ANAC]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anac.gov.br/dadosabertos/areas-de-atuacao/aerodromos|title=Aeródromos|website=ANAC|date=29 June 2020|access-date=4 April 2021|language=pt|archive-date=30 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930032750/https://www.anac.gov.br/dadosabertos/areas-de-atuacao/aerodromos|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Department of Airspace Control|DECEA]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/?i=aerodromos&codigo=SBGL|title=Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim (SBGL)|website=DECEA|access-date=13 August 2023|language=pt}}</ref>
}}

'''Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport''' {{airport codes|GIG|SBGL}}, popularly known by its original name '''Galeão International Airport''', is the main [[international airport]] serving [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil.

The airport was originally named after the neighborhood of [[Galeão, Rio de Janeiro|Galeão]]:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/1950-1969/L1602.htm|title=Lei No 1.602, de 13 de maio de 1952|website=Presidência da República|date=13 May 1952|access-date=5 November 2023|language=pt}}</ref> ''Praia do Galeão'' (Galleon Beach) is located in front of the original passenger terminal (the present passenger terminal of the [[Brazilian Air Force]]). This beach is the location where the [[galleon]] ''[[Padre Eterno]]'' was built in 1663.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Armelle|last1=Enders|title=A História do Rio de Janeiro|place=Rio de Janeiro|publisher=Gryphus|year=2008|edition=2nd|isbn=978-85-60610-09-9|language=pt|page=54}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first1=Pedro |last1=Doria|title=1565: Enquanto o Brasil nascia: A aventura de portugueses, franceses, índios e negros na fundação do país |place=Rio de Janeiro|publisher=Nova Fronteira|year=2012|edition=1st|isbn=978-85-2093114-1|language=pt |pages=240–241}}</ref> On January 5, 1999 the name was changed adding a tribute to the Brazilian musician [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/l9778.htm|title=Lei n˚9.778, de 5 de janeiro de 1999|publisher=Presidência da República|language=pt|date=5 January 1999|access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref> Galeão Airport is explicitly mentioned in his composition ''[[Samba do Avião]]''.

Since August 12, 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riogaleao.com/institucional/projeto-rio-galeao/ |title=Projeto Rio Galeão |publisher=Rio Galeão |language=pt |access-date=19 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818110839/http://www.riogaleao.com/institucional/projeto-rio-galeao/ |archive-date=18 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> the airport has been operated by the [[concessionary company|concessionary]] Rio Galeão,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riogaleao.com/institucional/sobre-a-concessionaria |title=Rio Galeão – Institucional |publisher=Rio Galeão |language=pt |access-date=19 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818130304/http://www.riogaleao.com/institucional/sobre-a-concessionaria/ |archive-date=18 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> a consortium formed by the Brazilian investor [[Odebrecht]] and [[Changi Airport Group]], with a minority participation of the government owned company [[Infraero]], the previous operator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://carjsa.com.br/en/ |title=How the Transition Will Take Place |publisher=Concessionária Aeroporto do Rio de Janeiro S/A |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729002855/http://carjsa.com.br/en/ |archive-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The new concessionary has been using the brand name '''RIOgaleão–Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim'''.<ref name="branding">{{cite web |url=http://www.riogaleao.com/institucional/o-aeroporto/ |title=O Aeroporto |publisher=RIOgaleão – Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim |access-date=8 October 2014 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012193447/http://www.riogaleao.com/institucional/o-aeroporto/ |archive-date=12 October 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Some of its facilities are shared with the [[Galeão Air Force Base]] of the Brazilian Air Force.

==History==
[[File:SBGL Layout.svg|thumb|Airport Map]]
[[File:Entrada do Aeroporto do Galeão (atual Antonio Carlos Jobim).tif|thumb|Entrance of the original Passenger Terminal Building used between 1952 and 1977.]]
On 10 May 1923, a School of Naval Aviation was established near Galeão beach on [[Governador Island]].<ref>{{Cite book| author=Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica | title=História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: de 1921 às vésperas da criação do Ministério da Aeronáutica | place=Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro | publisher=Itatiaia and Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica | year=1990 | volume = 2 | pages=58, 66, 558 | language=pt }}</ref> On 22 May 1941, with the creation of the Brazilian Air Force Ministry, the school became the Galeão Air Force Base; a terminal and hangars were built and the runway extended. Those buildings still exist and Galeão Air Force Base is still active. When Brazil declared war against the [[Axis powers|Axis]] on 22 August 1942, the aerodrome began to be used intensely by the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] for military operations related to World War II.<ref>{{Cite book| last=Pereira | first=Aldo | title=Breve história da aviação comercial brasileira | publisher=Europa Empresa Gráfica e Editora | place=Rio de Janeiro | language=pt | year=1987 | pages=403–405}}</ref>
[[File:Tomjobim.jpg|thumb|Tribute to [[Antonio Carlos Jobim|Tom Jobim]] at Rio de Janeiro International Airport.]]
At the end of the war, [[Santos Dumont Airport]] was unable to handle the increased tonnage of aircraft flying on international routes and number of passengers. For this reason, international flights were gradually moved to the site of the Air Force Base. The services were however precarious and a decision was made to build a brand new passenger terminal, opposite to the Air Force Base, across the runway.<ref name="Panda">{{cite magazine |last1=Beting |first1=Panda |year=2024 |title=Flapback Aeroportos Galeão |magazine=Flap International |language=pt |volume=61 |issue=613 |pages=23–24}}</ref>

On 1 February 1952, the new passenger terminal was opened and remained in use with enlargements until 1977. This terminal is used presently by passenger flights operated by the Brazilian Air Force. The cargo terminal is also located in the area and all-cargo aircraft usually park at its adjoining apron. The whole complex is now informally known as the "old Galeão".<ref name="Panda"/>

In the beginning of the 1970s, the airport was Brazil's major international and domestic air-hub. Between 1973 and 1987 the airport was managed by ARSA, until ARSA was incorporated by [[Infraero]] on 27 February 1987, an agency then recently created by the Brazilian government.<ref name="Infraero">{{cite web|url=http://www.infraero.gov.br/images/stories/Infraero/INFRAERO40ANOS.pdf|title=Infraero 40 anos|website=Infraero|date=2013|access-date=3 July 2024|language=pt}}</ref> Infraero was the administrator until 2013.

As proof of the airport's prestige, the [[Concorde]] made its scheduled maiden flight with [[Air France]] on 21 January 1976, flying from [[Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]] to Galeão via [[Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport|Dakar]]. Those twice-weekly flights were discontinued in 1982. Furthermore, the [[James Bond film series|007 – James Bond]] production ''[[Moonraker (film)|Moonraker]]'' (1979) shows the Concorde touching down at Galeão.

On 6 June 1967, in response to the growth of air traffic in Brazil, the Brazilian government initiated studies concerning the renovation of airport infrastructure in the country. As part of the conclusions of these studies, because of their location, strategic importance, and security issues, new passenger facilities would be constructed in the [[Galeão Air Force Base]] in Rio de Janeiro and the [[São Paulo Air Force Base]] in [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www6.senado.gov.br/legislacao/ListaPublicacoes.action?id=199734 | title=Decreto nº 69.784 de 14 de dezembro de 1971 | publisher=Senado federal | date=14 December 1971 | access-date=29 August 2011 | language=pt | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928122412/http://www6.senado.gov.br/legislacao/ListaPublicacoes.action?id=199734 | archive-date=28 September 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 20 January 1977, when the airport was receiving most of Brazil's major international flights, this new terminal was opened and all scheduled passenger flights were transferred to the new building. This building is known today as Passenger Terminal 1. One of the features dating from this time is the sultry [[public address system|PA system]] announcements made by Iris Lettieri, which were featured on [[National Public Radio]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8976813 |title=The Most Captivating Voice in the World |publisher=NPR |date=17 March 2007 |access-date=24 September 2010 |first=Julie |last=McCarthy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008222602/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8976813 |archive-date=8 October 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1985, the airport lost the title of the country's major international airport to the newly-opened [[São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport|São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport]]. At that time, a new runway allowing intercontinental flights with no weight restrictions was opened in São Paulo and Brazilian and foreign airlines increasingly used São Paulo as a national and international hub. As a consequence, the number of transiting passengers dropped. Constant efforts were made by the government of the state of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] to reverse the trend. As a result, after stagnating for years embittered by the loss of domestic flights to Santos Dumont Airport and international flights to São Paulo–Guarulhos Airport, Galeão has – since late 2004 – gradually recovered its importance in the national and international spheres with addition of flights and airlines.

During the year 1991, Passenger Terminal 1 underwent its first major renovation in preparation for the [[Earth Summit (1992)|United Nations Earth Summit]] held in 1992. Its annual capacity was increased to 7.5 million passengers a year. On 20 July 1999, Passenger Terminal 2 was opened. The airport has those two passenger terminals in elliptical format, each with twelve jetways and capable of handling 7.5 million passengers annually.

On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a {{BRL}}819 million ({{USD}}431 million; {{Euro}}302 million) investment plan to upgrade Galeão International Airport focusing on the preparations for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] which was held in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro being one of the venue cities, and the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], which Rio de Janeiro would host. The investment was supposed to be distributed as follows:<ref>{{Cite news | last1=Rittner | first1=Daniel | last2=Braga | first2=Paulo Victor | title=Infraero vai gastar R$5 bi em reforma de aeroportos | newspaper=Valor Econômico | pages=A4 | date=31 August 2009 | url=http://www.valoronline.com.br | language=pt | access-date=8 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706155020/http://www.valoronline.com.br/ | archive-date=6 July 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref>
*Renovation of Passenger Terminal 1. Completed: 2012
*Completion and renovation of Passenger Terminal 2. Completed: June 2012
*Construction of further parking. Value 220.0 million. Completed: Late-2013

Responding to critiques to the situation of its airports, on May 18, 2011, Infraero released a list evaluating some of its most important airports according to its saturation levels. According to the list, Galeão was considered to be in good situation, operating with less than 70% of its capacity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://economia.estadao.com.br/noticias/economia+brasil,governo-muda-criterio-de-avaliacao-e-'melhora-desempenho-de-aeroportos,not_67673,0.htm|title=Governo muda critério de avaliação e 'melhora' desempenho de aeroportos|publisher=O Estado de S. Paulo|date=19 May 2011|access-date=20 May 2011|language=pt}}</ref>

Like most South American airports operated by government-owned operators, Galeão had high operating costs per passenger.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ppiaf.org/documents/2058/download|title=Airport Economics in Latin America and the Caribbean|publisher=The World Bank|author=Tomás Serebrisky|access-date=30 January 2022|archive-date=30 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130150043/https://ppiaf.org/documents/2058/download|url-status=live}}</ref> On 26 April 2011, it was confirmed that in order to speed-up much needed renovation and upgrade works, private companies would be granted a [[concession (contract)|concession]] to operate some Infraero airports among them, on a second phase, Galeão.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valoronline.com.br/online/transportes/15/417433/governo-define-concessao-de-obras-em-3-aeroportos-diz-palocci |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914090237/http://www.valoronline.com.br/online/transportes/15/417433/governo-define-concessao-de-obras-em-3-aeroportos-diz-palocci |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 September 2012 |title=Governo define concessão de obras em 3 aeroportos, diz Palocci |publisher=Valor Online |date=26 April 2011 |access-date=16 May 2011 |language=pt |first=Rafael |last=Bitencourt }}</ref> The plan was confirmed on 31 May 2011, and it was added that Infraero would retain 49% of the shares of each privatized airport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.estadao.com.br/estadaodehoje/20110601/not_imp726552,0.php |title=Governo pretende privatizar três aeroportos e abrir o capital da Infraero | publisher=O Estado de S. Paulo: Economia |date=1 June 2011 |access-date=2 June 2011 |language=pt |first1=Marta |last1=Salomon |first2=Tânia |last2=Monteiro}}</ref> On 22 November 2013, the Brazilian Government had a bidding process to determine the airport's private operator from 2014 until 2039. The Group Aeroporto Rio de Janeiro, also known as RIOgaleão, formed by [[Odebrecht|Grupo Odebrecht]] (60%) and Singaporean operator [[Changi Airport Group]] (40%) paid {{BRL}}19 billion and won the competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-22/singapore-munich-operators-to-pay-9-1-bln-for-brazil-airports.html |title=Singapore Changi, Odebrecht to buy Rio airport for $8.3 billion |publisher=Bloomberg |date=23 November 2013 |access-date=27 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212134403/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-22/singapore-munich-operators-to-pay-9-1-bln-for-brazil-airports.html |archive-date=12 December 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Sakate |first=Marcelo |date=27 November 2013 |title=A privatização decola |trans-title=Privatization takes-off |language=pt |journal=Veja |location=São Paulo |volume=46 | issue=48 | page=98 }}</ref> The contract was signed on 2 April 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/geral/noticia/2014-04/contrato-garante-gestao-privada-do-galeao-por-25-anos | title=Contrato garante gestão privada do Galeão por 25 anos | publisher=Agência Brasil | date=2 April 2014 | access-date=3 April 2014 | language=pt | first=Vitor | last=Abdala | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406064904/http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/geral/noticia/2014-04/contrato-garante-gestao-privada-do-galeao-por-25-anos | archive-date=6 April 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www2.anba.com.br/noticia/21863366/services/concessionaire-to-invest-us-880000-in-galeao-airport/?indice=0 | title=Concessionaire to Invest US$880,000 in Galeão Airport | publisher=Brazil-Arab News Agency | date=2 April 2014 | access-date=5 August 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131207/http://www2.anba.com.br/noticia/21863366/services/concessionaire-to-invest-us-880000-in-galeao-airport/?indice=0 | archive-date=13 April 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The new concessionary, RIOgaleão, has revised, modified and upgraded those plans to include the construction of a new pier with 26 new bridges, a new apron for 97 aircraft, and 2,640 car-parking spaces have been added in 2016–17, which would sum up to {{BRL}}2 billion reais.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.riogaleao.com/institucional/projeto-rio-galeao/ | title=Projeto Rio Galeão | publisher=Rio Galeão | language=pt | access-date=19 August 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818110839/http://www.riogaleao.com/institucional/projeto-rio-galeao/ | archive-date=18 August 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://vejario.abril.com.br/edicao-da-semana/aeroporto-galeao-nova-administracao-privatizacao-796797.shtml | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140823011944/http://vejario.abril.com.br/edicao-da-semana/aeroporto-galeao-nova-administracao-privatizacao-796797.shtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=23 August 2014 | title=Luz no fim da pista | publisher=Veja Rio | date=20 August 2014 | access-date=22 August 2014 | first=Carolina | last=Barbosa | language=pt }}</ref>

One day after the closure of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Galeão handled an all-time record of passengers on a single day. It is estimated that on 22 August 2016, 85,000 passengers transited at the airport facilities.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/olimpiadas/rio2016/noticia/2016/08/com-recorde-de-passageiros-galeao-registra-longas-filas-apos-olimpiada.html | title=Com recorde de passgeiros, Galeão registra longas filas após Olimpíadas | publisher=G1 | date=22 August 2016 | access-date=24 August 2016 | language=pt | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825002218/http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/olimpiadas/rio2016/noticia/2016/08/com-recorde-de-passageiros-galeao-registra-longas-filas-apos-olimpiada.html | archive-date=25 August 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.panrotas.com.br/noticia-turismo/brasil/2016/08/gale-atildeo-dobra-movimento-com-a-despedida-da-rio-2016_128920.html?pesquisa | title=Galeão dobra o movimento com a despedida da Rio 2016 | publisher=Panrotas | date=23 August 2016 | access-date=24 August 2016 | language=pt | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827201632/http://www.panrotas.com.br/noticia-turismo/brasil/2016/08/gale-atildeo-dobra-movimento-com-a-despedida-da-rio-2016_128920.html?pesquisa | archive-date=27 August 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref>

On 10 February 2022, the concessionary requested the devolution of the facility. The request was approved by the [[National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil]] on 25 May 2022. A new bidding process is expected to take place in 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.br/anac/pt-br/noticias/2022/anac-aprova-viabilidade-tecnica-e-juridica-para-relicitacao-do-galeao | title=ANAC aprova viabilidade técnica e jurídica para relicitação do Galeão | website=Ministério da Infraestrutura | date=27 May 2022 | access-date=29 May 2022 | language=pt | archive-date=29 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529205814/https://www.gov.br/anac/pt-br/noticias/2022/anac-aprova-viabilidade-tecnica-e-juridica-para-relicitacao-do-galeao | url-status=live }}</ref>

On 27 May 2022, [[TAP Maintenance & Engineering]] closed the facility at Galeão which it had operated since 2006. This maintenance center was previously owned by [[Varig]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aeroin.net/tap-me-conclui-sua-ultima-manutencao-de-uma-aeronave-no-brasil-e-encerra-atividades/ | title=TAP M&E conclui sua última manutenção de uma aeronave no Brasil e encerra atividades | website=Aeroin | date=27 May 2022 | access-date=27 May 2022 | language=pt | archive-date=15 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115214728/https://aeroin.net/tap-me-conclui-sua-ultima-manutencao-de-uma-aeronave-no-brasil-e-encerra-atividades/ | url-status=live }}</ref> On 7 July 2022, [[United Airlines]] was announced as the new owner of the facility.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aeroin.net/united-anunciada-como-nova-dona-do-hangar-que-era-da-tap-no-galeao-inicio-no-final-de-2022/ | title=United anunciada como nova dona do hangar da TAP M&E no Galeão; início será no final de 2022 | website=Aeroin | date=7 July 2022 | access-date=7 July 2022 | language=pt | archive-date=7 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707155518/https://aeroin.net/united-anunciada-como-nova-dona-do-hangar-que-era-da-tap-no-galeao-inicio-no-final-de-2022/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2022, the airport was used for [[Stock Car Pro Series]] automobile racing. [[Cacá Bueno Circuit]], named after [[Cacá Bueno]], Rio de Janeiro-born and 5 times [[Stock Car Brasil]] champion, was built within the airport partially using runways 10/28 for this purpose.<ref>{{cite web|title=Circuito Cacá Bueno (Galeão) - Racing Circuits|url=https://www.racingcircuits.info/south-america/brazil/circuito-caca-bueno-galeao.html|access-date=17 June 2023}}</ref> However, the circuit was not included in the 2023 Stock Car Pro Series calendar due to the increase of flights after the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Stock Car anuncia praças de calendário da temporada 2023|url=https://motorsport.uol.com.br/stockcar-br/news/stock-car-anuncia-pracas-de-calendario-da-temporada-2023/10407614/|date=3 December 2022|access-date=17 June 2023|language=pt}}</ref>

Galeão was the primary airport of Rio de Janeiro, being the much smaller [[Santos Dumont Airport]] the secondary facility until 2019. In 2020 positions inverted and in 2022 Santos Dumont was accounting for approximately 63% of the total traffic of [[Greater Rio de Janeiro]], spread into three airports. In 2022 Santos Dumont reached 10,178,502 transported passengers whereas Galeão had only 5,895,257.<ref name="Movimentação aeroportuária"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://transparencia.infraero.gov.br/estatisticas/|title=Estatísticas|website=Infraero|date=24 February 2023|access-date=11 April 2023|language=pt}}</ref> In order to control and revert this abnormal trend, on August 10, 2023 the Civil Aviation National Council issued an order to restrict Santos Dumont services to airports located within 400 km maximum from Rio de Janeiro and without international services. The resolution came into force on January 1, 2024, and is considered to be provisory, until a balance is reached. Airlines started cancelling and/or moving services to Galeão in September 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.br/planalto/pt-br/acompanhe-o-planalto/noticias/2023/08/governo-federal-anuncia-restricao-de-voos-no-santos-dumont-a-partir-de-janeiro-de-2024|title=Governo Federal anuncia restrição de voos no Santos Dumont a partir de janeiro de 2024|website=gov.br|date=10 August 2023|access-date=20 August 2023|language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/resolucao-conac-mpor-n-1-de-10-de-agosto-de-2023-502405287|title=RESOLUÇÃO CONAC-MPOR Nº 1, DE 10 DE AGOSTO DE 2023|website=Imprensa Nacional|date=10 August 2023|access-date=20 August 2023|language=pt}}</ref> Following resistance from the international aviation community, on November 8, 2023 the restrictions were reversed and replaced by an annual cap of 6.5 million passengers transiting at Santos Dumont Airport, starting in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroflap.com.br/en/Resolution-limiting-routes-at-Santos-Dumont-airport-revoked|title=Resolution limiting routes at Santos Dumont airport revoked|website=www.aeroflap.com.br|date=8 November 2023|access-date=11 November 2023}}</ref>

The facility covers a total of 1,788.2 [[hectares]] (4,419 [[acres]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroportogaleao.net/en/rio-de-janeiro-airport-information|title=Rio de Janeiro Int'l Airport Facts and Figures|website=aeroportogaleao.net|accessdate= October 25, 2023}}</ref> being the largest airport site in terms of area in Brazil.

==Airlines and destinations==
===Passenger===
Since November 2016, the check-in and baggage claim areas of Terminal 1 are not in use. All passengers must use Terminal 2 to access the boarding gates of any terminal.<ref>[https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/terminal-1-do-galeao-sera-desativado-no-mes-que-vem-20358313 Galeão's Terminal 1 will be deactivated next month] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022090351/https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/terminal-1-do-galeao-sera-desativado-no-mes-que-vem-20358313 |date=22 October 2017 }}, [[O Globo]], 26 October 2016. {{in lang|pt}}</ref>


{{Airport destination list
|{{nowrap|[[Aerolíneas Argentinas]]}} | [[Aeroparque Jorge Newbery|Buenos Aires–Aeroparque]], [[Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport|Córdoba (AR)]] '''Seasonal:''' [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|Buenos Aires–Ezeiza]],{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} [[Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport|Mendoza]],{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} [[Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport|Rosario]]{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

|[[Air Canada]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]] (resumes 5 December 2025)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250220-acnw25sa|title=Air Canada Expands South America Service in NW25|author=Jim Liu|access-date=15 February 2025|date=15 February 2025}}</ref>

|[[Air France]] | [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]]

|[[Air Transat]] | [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]] (begins 5 February 2026),<ref name="Air Transat">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/air-transat-to-land-in-brazil-announces-non-stop-flights-to-rio-de-janeiro-from-toronto-and-montreal|title=Air Transat to Land in Brazil: Announces Non-Stop Flights to Rio de Janeiro from Toronto and Montreal|website=Aviacionline|date=7 August 2025|access-date=7 August 2025}}</ref> [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]] (begins 4 February 2026)<ref name="Air Transat"/>

|[[American Airlines]] | [[Miami International Airport|Miami]] '''Seasonal:''' [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]],<ref name="AAGIG">{{cite web|url=https://aeromagazine.uol.com.br/artigo/american-airlines-mantera-voos-entre-dallas-nova-york-e-rio-de-janeiro.html|title=American Airlines manterá voos entre Dallas, Nova York e Rio de Janeiro|website=Aeromagazine|date=24 March 2025|access-date=14 July 2025|language=pt}}</ref> [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]]<ref name="AAGIG"/>

|[[Avianca]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]]

|{{nowrap|[[Azul Brazilian Airlines]]}} | [[Belo Horizonte International Airport|Belo Horizonte–Confins]], [[Viracopos International Airport|Campinas]], [[Afonso Pena International Airport|Curitiba]], [[Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport|Porto Alegre]], [[Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport|Recife]] '''Seasonal:''' [[Porto Seguro Airport|Porto Seguro]]{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

|[[Boliviana de Aviación]] | [[Viru Viru International Airport|Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru]] (begins 3 December 2025)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.melhoresdestinos.com.br/voos-rio-de-janeiro-bolivia-confirmado.html|title=Confirmado! Voo direto do Rio de Janeiro para a Bolívia estreia no início de dezembro|website=Melhores Destinos|date=30 October 2025|access-date=31 October 2025|language=pt}}</ref>

|[[British Airways]] | [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|Buenos Aires–Ezeiza]], [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]]

|[[Copa Airlines]] | [[Tocumen International Airport|Panama City–Tocumen]]

|[[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]] '''Seasonal:''' [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]]{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

|[[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] | [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|Buenos Aires–Ezeiza]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB|pages=337-343}}</ref>

|[[Flybondi]] | [[Aeroparque Jorge Newbery|Buenos Aires–Aeroparque]], [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|Buenos Aires–Ezeiza]] '''Seasonal:''' [[Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport|Córdoba (AR)]] (begins 1 December 2025)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroin.net/flybondi-lanca-4-novas-rotas-entre-brasil-e-argentina-com-trajetos-ineditos/|title=Flybondi lança 4 novas rotas entre Brasil e Argentina com trajetos inéditos|website=Aeroin|date=9 May 2025|access-date=10 May 2025|language=pt}}</ref>

|[[Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes|Gol Linhas Aéreas]] | [[Santa Maria Airport (Sergipe)|Aracaju]], [[Silvio Pettirossi International Airport|Asunción]] (begins 3 January 2026),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flapinternational.com.br/aviacao-comercial/gol-com-novo-destino-internacional-a-partir-do-galeao/|title=GOL com novo destino internacional a partir do Galeão|website=Flap International|date=16 September 2025|access-date=16 September 2025|language=pt}}</ref> [[Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport|Belém]], [[Belo Horizonte International Airport|Belo Horizonte–Confins]], [[Brasília International Airport|Brasília]], [[Aeroparque Jorge Newbery|Buenos Aires–Aeroparque]], [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|Buenos Aires–Ezeiza]], [[Viracopos International Airport|Campinas]], [[Caxias do Sul Airport|Caxias do Sul]], [[Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport|Córdoba (AR)]], [[Marechal Rondon International Airport|Cuiabá]], [[Afonso Pena International Airport|Curitiba]], [[Hercílio Luz International Airport|Florianópolis]], [[Fortaleza Airport|Fortaleza]], [[Foz do Iguaçu International Airport|Foz do Iguaçu]], [[Goiânia International Airport|Goiânia]], [[Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport|João Pessoa]], [[Macapá International Airport|Macapá]] (begins 1 December 2025),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroin.net/gol-tera-nova-rota-da-cidade-maravilhosa-a-macapa-a-partir-de-dezembro/|title=GOL terá nova rota da “Cidade Maravilhosa” a Macapá a partir de dezembro|website=Aeroin|date=9 September 2025|access-date=10 September 2025|language=pt}}</ref> [[Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport|Maceió]], [[Eduardo Gomes International Airport|Manaus]], [[Greater Natal International Airport|Natal]], [[Navegantes Airport|Navegantes]], [[Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport|Porto Alegre]], [[Porto Seguro Airport|Porto Seguro]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroin.net/gol-linhas-aereas-volta-a-ter-voos-entre-o-rio-de-janeiro-e-porto-seguro/|title=GOL Linhas Aéreas volta a ter voos entre o Rio de Janeiro e Porto Seguro|website=Aeroin|date=5 September 2025|access-date=9 September 2025|language=pt}}</ref> [[Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport|Recife]], [[Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport|Rosario]], [[Salvador Bahia Airport|Salvador da Bahia]], [[São José dos Campos Airport|São José dos Campos]], [[Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport|São Luís]], [[São Paulo–Congonhas Airport|São Paulo–Congonhas]], [[São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport|São Paulo–Guarulhos]], [[Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport|Vitória]] '''Seasonal:''' [[Campo Grande International Airport|Campo Grande]],{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} [[Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport|Mendoza]] (begins 5 January 2026),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroin.net/gol-anuncia-nova-rota-sazonal-ligando-o-rio-de-janeiro-a-capital-dos-vinhos-na-argentina/|title=GOL anuncia nova rota sazonal ligando o Rio de Janeiro à capital dos vinhos na Argentina
|website=Aeroin|date=18 August 2025|access-date=18 August 2025|language=pt}}</ref> [[Carrasco International Airport|Montevideo]]{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

|[[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] | [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]]

|[[ITA Airways]] | [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]]

|[[JetSmart Argentina]] | [[Silvio Pettirossi International Airport|Asunción]] (begins 9 January 2026),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeronauticapy.com/2025/08/21/jetsmart-suma-conectividad-a-paraguay-e-inicia-venta-de-su-nueva-ruta-entre-asuncion-y-rio-de-janeiro/|title=JetSMART suma conectividad a Paraguay e inicia venta de su nueva ruta entre Asunción y Río de Janeiro|website=Aeronauticapy|date=21 August 2025|access-date=21 August 2025|language=es}}</ref> [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|Buenos Aires–Ezeiza]], [[Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport|Córdoba (AR)]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.infoviajera.com/2025/06/jetsmart-comenzara-a-volar-entre-cordoba-argentina-y-rio-de-janeiro-brasil/|title=JetSMART comenzará a volar entre Córdoba (Argentina) y Río de Janeiro (Brasil)|website=infoviajera.com|date=3 June 2025|access-date=3 June 2025|language=es}}</ref> [[Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport|Mendoza]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroin.net/aeroporto-do-galeao-no-rio-passa-a-contar-com-voos-da-jetsmart-diretos-para-mendoza-na-argentina/|title=Aeroporto do Galeão, no Rio, passa a contar com voos da JetSMART diretos para Mendoza, na Argentina|website=Aeroin|date=6 March 2025|access-date=6 March 2025|language=pt}}</ref>

|[[JetSmart|JetSmart Chile]] | [[Carrasco International Airport|Montevideo]], [[Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport|Santiago de Chile]]

|[[KLM]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]]

|[[LATAM Brasil]] | [[Brasília International Airport|Brasília]], [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|Buenos Aires–Ezeiza]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroin.net/latam-aposta-forte-na-argentina-e-retoma-voos-diretos-para-os-eua/|title=LATAM aposta forte na Argentina e retoma voos diretos para os EUA|website=Aeroin|date=9 May 2025|access-date=12 May 2025|language=pt}}</ref> [[Afonso Pena International Airport|Curitiba]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroin.net/latam-tera-duas-novas-rotas-a-partir-do-parana-para-distintas-regioes-brasileiras/|title=LATAM terá duas novas rotas a partir do Paraná para distintas regiões brasileiras|website=Aeroin|date=8 July 2025|access-date=13 July 2025|language=pt}}</ref> [[Fortaleza Airport|Fortaleza]], [[Foz do Iguaçu International Airport|Foz do Iguaçu]], [[Eduardo Gomes International Airport|Manaus]], [[Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport|Porto Alegre]], [[Porto Seguro Airport|Porto Seguro]], [[Salvador Bahia Airport|Salvador da Bahia]], [[Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport|Santiago de Chile]], [[Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport|São Luís]], [[São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport|São Paulo–Guarulhos]], [[Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport|Vitória]] '''Seasonal:''' [[Hercílio Luz International Airport|Florianópolis]] (begins 15 December 2025),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroin.net/brasil-tera-mais-de-111-mil-voos-e-novas-rotas-na-alta-temporada-do-verao/|title=Brasil terá mais de 111 mil voos e novas rotas na alta temporada do verão|website=Aeroin|date=19 September 2025|access-date=19 September 2025|language=pt}}</ref> [[Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport|João Pessoa]],{{cn|date=September 2025}} [[Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport|Recife]]{{cn|date=September 2025}}

|[[LATAM Chile]] | [[Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport|Santiago de Chile]]

|[[LATAM Perú]] | [[Jorge Chávez International Airport|Lima]]

|[[Lufthansa]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]]

|[[Paranair]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Silvio Pettirossi International Airport|Asunción]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeronauticapy.com/2025/07/05/paranair-anuncia-su-operativa-de-verano-2026/|title=Paranair anuncia su operativa de verano 2026|website=Aeronauticapy|date=5 July 2025|access-date=5 July 2025|language=es}}</ref>

|[[Sky Airline]] | [[Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport|Santiago de Chile]] '''Seasonal:''' [[Carrasco International Airport|Montevideo]]{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

|[[TAP Air Portugal]] | [[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]], [[Porto Airport|Porto]]

|[[United Airlines]] | [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]]
}}

===Cargo===
{{unreferenced section|date=October 2020}}
{{Airport destination list
|[[Aerotranscargo]] | [[Frankfurt–Hahn Airport|Hahn]]<ref>{{cite press release|title=First Flight to GIG Airport — Brazil|url=https://www.atc-md.aero/first-flight-to-gig-airport-brazil/|work=[[Aerotranscargo]]|date=23 March 2021|access-date=17 June 2023|language=en}}</ref>

|[[Atlas Air]] | [[Miami International Airport|Miami]] ,<ref name="Atlas"/> [[Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport|Santiago de Chile]]<ref name="Atlas">{{cite web|url=https://aeroin.net/galeao-agora-tera-voos-regulares-de-jumbos-da-atlas-air/|title=Galeão agora terá voos regulares de Jumbos da Atlas Air|website=Aeroin|date=29 April 2024|access-date=30 April 2024|language=pt}}</ref>

|[[Cargolux]] | [[Viracopos International Airport|Campinas]], [[Luxembourg Findel Airport|Luxembourg]]

|[[LATAM Cargo Brasil]] | [[Tancredo Neves International Airport|Belo Horizonte–Confins]], [[Cabo Frio International Airport|Cabo Frio]], [[Viracopos-Campinas International Airport|Campinas]], [[Guaraní International Airport|Ciudad del Este]], [[Afonso Pena International Airport|Curitiba]], [[Eduardo Gomes International Airport|Manaus]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Salgado Filho International Airport|Porto Alegre]], [[São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport|São Paulo–Guarulhos]]

|[[LATAM Cargo Chile]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|Buenos Aires–Ezeiza]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Carrasco International Airport|Montevideo]], [[Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport|Santiago de Chile]]

|[[LATAM Cargo Colombia]] | [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]], [[Jorge Chávez International Airport|Lima]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Mariscal Sucre International Airport|Quito]]

|[[Modern Logistics]] | [[Viracopos International Airport|Campinas]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroin.net/modern-logistics-voos-regulares-rio-de-janeiro/ | title=MODERN Logistics anuncia voos regulares para o Rio de Janeiro | website=Aeroin | date=19 September 2019 | access-date=12 April 2021 | language=pt | archive-date=12 April 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412174829/https://www.aeroin.net/modern-logistics-voos-regulares-rio-de-janeiro/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

|[[Sky Lease Cargo]] | [[Miami International Airport|Miami]]

|[[Total Linhas Aéreas]] | [[São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport|São Paulo–Guarulhos]]
}}

==Statistics==
[[File:Aeroporto galeao rj ME.jpg|thumb|right|Terminal 1]]
[[File:Saguão Galeão.jpg|alt=|right|thumb|Terminal 2 check-in area]]
[[File:Torre de controle Rio de Janeiro (Galeao).jpg|thumb|Air Traffic Control Tower]]
Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to [[Infraero]] (2007-2013) and RIOgaleão (2014-2023) reports:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infraero.gov.br/images/stories/Estatistica/anuario/anuario_2011_2.pdf|title=Anuário Estatístico Operacional|website=Infraero|date=12 April 2012|access-date=29 February 2024|language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://transparencia.infraero.gov.br/estatisticas/|title=Estatísticas|website=Infraero|access-date=17 June 2023|language=pt}}</ref><ref name="Movimentação aeroportuária"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! style="text-align:center;"| Passengers !! Aircraft !! Cargo (t)
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2024|| style="text-align:center;"| 14,491,987 {{increase}} 82% || 109,393 {{increase}} 74% ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2023|| style="text-align:center;"| 7,946,244 {{increase}} 35% || 62,921 {{increase}} 24% ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2022|| style="text-align:center;"| 5,895,257 {{increase}} 50% || 50,851 {{increase}} 27% ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2021|| style="text-align:center;"| 3,925,263 {{decrease}} 15% || 40,014 {{decrease}} 6% ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2020|| style="text-align:center;"| 4,635,133 {{decrease}} 66% || 42,423 {{decrease}} 60% ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2019|| style="text-align:center;"| 13,507,881 {{decrease}} 10% || 104,832 {{decrease}} 8% ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2018|| style="text-align:center;"| 15,035,083 {{decrease}} 7% || 113,726 {{decrease}} 5% ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2017|| style="text-align:center;"| 16,242,767 {{increase}} 1% || 120,138 {{decrease}} 3% ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2016|| style="text-align:center;"| 16,103,352 {{decrease}} 5% || 124,471 {{decrease}} 6% ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2015|| style="text-align:center;"| 16,942,229 {{decrease}} 2% || 132,792 {{decrease}} 6% ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2014|| style="text-align:center;"| 17,303,340 {{increase}} 1% || 140,556 {{decrease}} 2% ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2013|| style="text-align:center;"| 17,115,368 {{decrease}} 2% || 143,245 {{decrease}} 7% || 116,147 {{decrease}} 2%
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2012|| style="text-align:center;"| 17,495,737 {{increase}} 17% || 154,318 {{increase}} 11% || 118,783 {{decrease}} 4%
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2011|| style="text-align:center;"| 14,952,830 {{increase}} 21% || 139,443 {{increase}} 13% || 123,132 {{increase}} 14%
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2010|| style="text-align:center;"| 12,337,944 {{increase}} 4% || 122,945 {{increase}} 3% || 108,381 {{decrease}} 2%
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2009|| style="text-align:center;"| 11,828,656 {{increase}} 10% || 119,287 {{decrease}} 9% || 110,853 {{decrease}} 3%
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2008|| style="text-align:center;"| 10,754,689 {{increase}} 4% || 130,597 {{increase}} 9% || 119,243 {{increase}} 3%
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2007|| style="text-align:center;"| 10,352,616 || 119,892 || 115,977
|}

==Accidents and incidents==
*27 July 1952: a [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]] [[Boeing 377|Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10–26]] registration N1030V operating flight 201 en route from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão to [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|Buenos Aires–Ezeiza]] following pressurization problems during climb, a door blew open, a passenger was blown out and the cabin considerably damaged. One passenger died.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19520727-1 | title=Accident description N1030V | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=24 September 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129023107/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19520727-1 | archive-date=29 January 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref>
*11 January 1959: a [[Lufthansa]] [[Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation]] registration D-ALAK operating [[Lufthansa Flight 502|Flight 502]] flying from [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]] to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão via [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Paris–Orly Airport|Paris–Orly]] and [[Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport|Dakar]] crashed during approach under heavy rain at Galeão. The crew descended below minimums. Of the 39 passengers and crew aboard, 3 survived. This was the first accident of Lufthansa after it was re-established.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19590111-0 | title=Accident description D-ALAK | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=15 September 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625013734/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19590111-0 | archive-date=25 June 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref>
*22 December 1959: a [[VASP]] [[Vickers Viscount|Vickers Viscount 827]] registration PP-SRG while on approach to land at Rio de Janeiro–Galeão was involved in a mid-air collision with the Brazilian Air Force [[Fokker S-11|Fokker S-11 (T-21)]] registration FAB0742 in the vicinity of [[Manguinhos Airport]]. All 32 people on board the Viscount were killed, as were a further ten on the ground. The T-21 pilot parachuted to safety. This accident eventually led to the closure of Manguinhos Airport.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19591222-2 | title=Accident description PP-SRG and FAB0742 | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=2 November 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719084534/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19591222-2 | archive-date=19 July 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Aldo | last=Pereira | title=Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira | place=Rio de Janeiro | publisher=Europa | year=1987 | pages=205–206 | language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Carlos Ari César | last=Germano da Silva | title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 | chapter=Reportagem derradeira | publisher=EDIPUCRS | edition=2 | place=Porto Alegre | year=2008 | pages=177–181 | isbn=978-85-7430-760-2 | language=pt}}</ref>
*20 August 1962: a [[Panair do Brasil]] [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-33]] registration PP-PDT taking-off from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão to [[Lisbon Portela Airport|Lisbon]] overran the runway into the ocean during an aborted operation. Of the 120 passengers and crew aboard 14 died.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620820-0 | title=Accident description PP-PDT | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=16 September 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625012013/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620820-0 | archive-date=25 June 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Carlos Ari César | last=Germano da Silva | title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 | chapter=Rejeição tardia na decolagem | publisher=EDIPUCRS | edition=2 | place=Porto Alegre | year=2008 | pages=208–213 | isbn=978-85-7430-760-2 | language=pt}}</ref>
*1 January 1970: a [[Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul|Cruzeiro do Sul]] [[Sud Aviation Caravelle|Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI R]] en route from [[Carrasco International Airport|Montevideo]] to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão with 33 occupants aboard was hijacked by 6 people who demanded to be flown to [[Cuba]]. The flight was diverted to [[Jorge Chávez International Airport|Lima]], [[Tocumen International Airport|Panama City]] and arrived in [[José Martí International Airport|Havana]] two days later. There were no victims.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700101-0 | title=Incident description 1 January 1970 | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=18 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806043938/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700101-0 | archive-date=6 August 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref>
*1 July 1970: a Cruzeiro do Sul [[Sud Aviation Caravelle|Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI R]] registration PP-PDX en route from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão to São Paulo with 31 occupants aboard was hijacked by 4 persons who demanded the release of political prisoners that were to be taken to [[Cuba]]. The aircraft was stormed and the hijackers arrested. There were no victims and the hijacking lasted less than a day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700701-2 | title=Incident description PP-PDX | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=24 September 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104144657/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700701-2 | archive-date=4 November 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref>
*9 June 1973: a [[Varig]] cargo [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-327C]] registration PP-VJL flying from [[Viracopos International Airport|Campinas]] to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão while making an instrument approach to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão had technical problems with the spoilers which eventually caused the aircraft to pitch down, descended fast, struck approach lights and ditch. All 6 occupants died.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730609-0 | title=Accident description PP-VJL | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=1 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719090320/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730609-0 | archive-date=19 July 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref>
*26 July 1979: a Lufthansa cargo [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-330C]] registration D-ABUY operating [[Lufthansa Flight 527|flight 527]] from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão to Frankfurt via Dakar collided with a mountain 5 minutes after take-off from Galeão. The crew of 3 died.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790726-1 | title=Accident description D-ABUY | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=22 September 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719090226/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790726-1 | archive-date=19 July 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref>
*12 December 1985: an [[Air France]] [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-228B]], registration F-GCBC, arriving from [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]] with 273 passengers and crew, veered off the right side of runway 15 on landing, crossed a ditch and collided with a concrete wall in the cargo apron. There was a fire that totally destroyed the aircraft, but all occupants had been safely evacuated before that, with no victims or serious injuries. The accident was later traced to a ruptured power control cable in engine #1, which made the engine accelerate beyond maximum takeoff power, destabilizing the plane.<ref name="desastresaereos">{{cite web |url=http://www.desastresaereos.net/aconteceucomigo.htm#Galeão |title=Galeão. O aeroporto abençoado por Deus. |language=pt |trans-title=Galeão. The airport blessed by God. |work=Desastres Aéreos |access-date=10 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615011451/http://www.desastresaereos.net/aconteceucomigo.htm#Galeão |archive-date=15 June 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*11 February 2025: A GOL Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration PS-GPP was accelerating down runway 10 when it collided with an airport vehicle. The takeoff was rejected and all passengers disembarked. While the aircraft and the car both sustained damage, there were no injuries.

==Access==
[[File:Entrada da Estação Galeão 1 (Tom Jobim 1).jpg|thumb|BRT station]]
[[File:TransCarioca BRT Galeao International Airport station.jpg|alt=|thumb|TransCarioca BRT station at GIG]]
The airport is located {{convert|20|km|0|abbr=on}} north of [[Centro, Rio de Janeiro|downtown Rio de Janeiro]].

There are executive (blue) and ordinary (yellow) taxis available and bookable on company booths at arrival halls of both terminals.

The [[TransCarioca]] line of the [[BRT (Rio de Janeiro)|BRT]] system has an all-stop service that links Terminals 1 and 2 with {{ill|Madureira Station|lt=Madureira station|pt|Estação Madureira}} in [[Madureira, Rio de Janeiro|Madureira]], where passengers can transfer to the [[Deodoro Line|Deodoro]], [[Santa Cruz Line|Santa Cruz]] and [[Japeri Line|Japeri]] lines of the [[Supervia|suburban rail system]], as well as with another all-stop TransCarioca service continuing to [[Terminal Alvorada]] in [[Barra da Tijuca]] and an express TransCarioca service to {{ill|Terminal Recreio|pt|Terminal Paralímpico Recreio}} in [[Recreio dos Bandeirantes]]. Intermediate stops include {{ill|Penha Station|lt=Penha|pt|Estação Penha (Rio de Janeiro)}} (where passengers can transfer to the {{ill|Saracuruna Line|lt=Saracuruna line|pt|Linha Saracuruna}} of the suburban rail and to an all-stop [[TransBrasil]] service towards [[Gentileza Intermodal Terminal]]), [[Vicente de Carvalho Station|Vicente de Carvalho]] (where passengers can transfer to [[Line 2 (Rio de Janeiro)|Line 2]] of the [[Rio de Janeiro Metro|metro]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Vicente de Carvalho |url=https://www.metrorio.com.br/Estacoes?p_ponto=34 |publisher=[[Rio de Janeiro Metro|MetrôRio]] |access-date=5 October 2025}}</ref> and {{ill|Mercadão de Madureira Station|lt=Mercadão de Madureira|pt|Estação Mercadão de Madureira}} (where passengers can transfer to the {{ill|Belford Roxo Line|lt=Belford Roxo line|pt|Linha Belford Roxo}} of the suburban rail).<ref>{{cite web |last=Pelegi |first=Alexandre |title=BRT TransCarioca anuncia mudanças no serviço noturno a partir deste sábado (12) |trans-title=TransCarioca BRT announces night-time service changes starting this Saturday (the 12th) |url=https://diariodotransporte.com.br/2025/07/12/brt-transcarioca-anuncia-mudancas-no-servico-noturno-a-partir-deste-sabado-12/ |date=12 July 2025 |publisher=Diário do Transporte |access-date=5 October 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=42 - Madureira - Manaceia x Galeão Tom Jobim I - PARADOR |url=https://mobi-rio.rio.br/ |publisher=[[Mobi-Rio]] |access-date=5 October 2025 |lang=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Network Map |url=https://www.supervia.com.br/sites/default/files/diagrama_de_linhas_-_horizontal_-_site_-_rev_jan_20_impresso_e_visualizacao_0.pdf |publisher=[[SuperVia]] |access-date=5 October 2025}}</ref> There is also a non-stop BRT service to [[Gentileza Intermodal Terminal]] with a more expensive fare, which allows for transfer to the [[Rio de Janeiro Light Rail]] and several urban and long-distance bus lines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prefeitura.rio/cidade/prefeitura-inaugura-o-terminal-intermodal-gentileza/|title=Prefeitura inaugura o Terminal Intermodal Gentileza|website=Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro|date=23 February 2024|access-date=29 February 2024|language=pt}}</ref> The BRT system operates 24 hours a day and tickets are sold in the BRT booths on the arrivals level.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2014/06/trecho-da-transcarioca-que-liga-barra-galeao-e-inaugurado-nesta-quarta.html | title=Trecho da Transcarioca que liga Barra ao Galeão é inaugurado nesta quarta | publisher=G1 Rio | language=pt | date=4 June 2014 | access-date=25 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606234910/http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2014/06/trecho-da-transcarioca-que-liga-barra-galeao-e-inaugurado-nesta-quarta.html | archive-date=6 June 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref>

Viação 1001 operates the urban bus line 761-D from the airport to [[Niterói]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.autoviacao1001.com.br/web/pt/negocios/linhasurbanas/charitasxgaleao.htm | title=Linhas Metropolitanas Charitas x Galeão | publisher=Autoviação 1001 | language=pt | access-date=9 May 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706165137/http://www.autoviacao1001.com.br/web/pt/negocios/linhasurbanas/charitasxgaleao.htm | archive-date=6 July 2015 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Furthermore, the same company operates an executive service to [[Armação dos Búzios]] four times a day. Departure is from the arrivals level of Terminal 1.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.autoviacao1001.com.br/web/pt/noticias/linha-aeroporto-galeao-buzios.htm | title=Linha aeroporto do Galeão x Búzios | publisher=Autovialçao 1001 | language=pt | date=11 July 2016 | access-date=27 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724035517/http://www.autoviacao1001.com.br/web/pt/noticias/linha-aeroporto-galeao-buzios.htm | archive-date=24 July 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Ordinary city busses 924 and 925 operate to the neighborhood of [[Ilha do Governador]], and 915 to [[Bonsucesso]]. From both neighborhoods there are connections to the North and South Sides of the city.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:LA.AF.GIG.2011.JPG|Aircraft at GIG with [[Corcovado]] in background
File:05192016 saguao pier4 roberto castro me.jpg|Terminal 2 airside
File:Riodejaneiro aerea aeroportogaleao-131761.jpg|Road entrance towards Terminals 2 and 1
File:Fuzileiros navais simulam desembarque no Aterro do Flamengo (28407083336).jpg|Military in the airport
File:Movimentação no Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro 1039602-22082016- dsc2750.jpg|Federal Police in the airport
File:Movimentação no Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro (28545651543).jpg|Airport during the [[2016 Olympic Games]]
File:08052016 galeao.jpg|Colorful chairs in the airport
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[List of airports in Brazil]]
*[[Galeão Air Force Base]]

==References==
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==External links==
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