Latitude and longitude of Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport

Satellite map of Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport

Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (IATA: GIG, ICAO: SBGL), popularly known by its original name Galeão International Airport, is the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest airport in Brazil, by total area, and is the country's second-busiest international airport. It is named after Praia do Galeão (Galleon Beach), located in front of the original passenger terminal (the present passenger terminal of the Brazilian Air Force) and where in 1663 the galleon Padre Eterno was built; and since January 5, 1999 also after the Brazilian musician Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim.

Latitude: -22° 48' 19.19" S
Longitude: -43° 14' 22.20" W

Nearest city to this article: Duque de Caxias

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GPS coordinates of Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Brazil

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