Airports near Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 1 km (1 mi) from the city; the best connected is Galeao - Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) with 78 tracked nonstop routes.
Distances are straight-line from the city center. Route counts come from FlightQ's tracked schedule data and are refreshed with each data update.
| Airport | Distance | Nonstop routes | Where can I fly? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | 1 km / 1 mi | 11 | Destinations from SDU → |
| Galeao - Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | 13 km / 8 mi | 78 | Destinations from GIG → |
Which airport should you use?
For the widest choice of nonstop flights from Rio de Janeiro, start with Galeao - Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (78 tracked routes). Santos Dumont Airport is the shorter trip at 1 km and worth checking first for short-haul and domestic departures — a closer airport often saves more time door-to-door than a marginally cheaper fare at a farther one. Open an airport's page for its live destination table, airlines, and route map.