from Rio by airplane to:
| Santiago de Chili | Miami | Sao Paulo in 1 hour |
Lisbon in 9 h 15 min |
| Panama City 5.306 km |
New York | Salvador | London | Luanda |
| Mexico City | Dallas | Brasilia in 1 h 40 min |
Paris |
| Los Angeles | Chicago | Buenos Aires in 3 hours |
Frankfurt |
Airports in Brazil: infraero.gov.br
Airlines: Varig - Tam
In 1998 some 7 854 737 passengers used this airport (GIG).
This airport is very close to the city center next to the bay.