Rio de Janeiro/Galeão – Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport is the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2019, it was the country's fourth-busiest airport by passenger traffic. It is named after the neighborhood of Galeão. Praia do Galeão is located in front of the original passenger terminal and where the galleon Padre Eterno was built in 1663. Since 5 January 1999 it is also named after Brazilian musician Antonio Carlos Jobim. Galeão Airport is explicitly mentioned in his composition Samba do Avião. It is the largest airport site in terms of area in Brazil.
Since 12 August 2014 it has been operated by the concessionary Rio Galeão, 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. The new concessionary has been using the brand name RIOgaleão – Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim.
Some of its facilities are shared with the Galeão Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
I´d like to check my reservation on FLIGHT G3 6785 for ALFREDO FARIOLI and MARTA SANCHEZ because I can´t print either the check in or the voucher. Thank you so much.
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🔗 Thu, 05 Jan 2023
— @Silvanus_Tauris at Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport, Brazil Reply
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão – Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport is the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2019, it was the country's fourth-busiest airport by passenger traffic. It is named after the neighborhood of Galeão. Praia do Galeão is located in front of the original passenger terminal and where the galleon Padre Eterno was built in 1663. Since 5 January 1999 it is also named after Brazilian musician Antonio Carlos Jobim. Galeão Airport is explicitly mentioned in his composition Samba do Avião. It is the largest airport site in terms of area in Brazil.
Since 12 August 2014 it has been operated by the concessionary Rio Galeão, 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. The new concessionary has been using the brand name RIOgaleão – Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim.
Some of its facilities are shared with the Galeão Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
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🔗 Mon, 03 Jan 2022
— @flyboy705 at Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport, Brazil Reply
looks like a fun place to fly in
damn
🔗 Fri, 12 Mar 2021
— @feitidede at Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport, Brazil Reply
i hope they managed to check into their flight
G3 6785
🔗 Mon, 11 Jul 2016
— Anonymous Flyer at Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport, Brazil Reply
I´d like to check my reservation on FLIGHT G3 6785 for ALFREDO FARIOLI and MARTA SANCHEZ because I can´t print either the check in or the voucher. Thank you so much.