Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport
Rio de Janeiro/Galeao – Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (IATA: GIG) better known by its former name Galeao International Airport is the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In 2009, the airport was ranked 4th in terms of transported passengers, aircraft operations, and cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
The airport is located 20 km north of Rio de Janeiro downtown.
Here are some of the major Airlines that service Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport:
- Aerolineas Argentinas
- Air France
- American Airlines
- Avianca Brazil
- British Airways
- Continental Airlines
- Copa Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Gol Airlines
- Gol Airlines operated by Varig
- Iberia
- LAN Airlines
- PLUNA
- TAAG Angola Airlines
- TACA Perú
- TAM Airlines
- TAM Airlines operated by Pantanal Linhas Aéreas
- TAM Airlines Paraguay
- TAP Portugal
- United Airlines
- US Airways
- Webjet
- Whitejets a
The above mentioned information is taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro-Gale%C3%A3o_International_Airport.