The Galeão International Airport ( The IATA airport code is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. These codes are defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The IATA airport codes are published tri-annually in the IATA Airline Coding Directory. The assignment of these codes is governed by IATA... IATA Airport Code: GIG), whose official name is also Antonio Carlos Jobim (born Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, January 25, 1927 - December 8, 1994), also called Tom Jobim, was a Brazilian composer, arranger, singer, pianist and one of the greatest legends of bossa nova. Jobims compositions, performed by João Gilberto, gave birth to the genre in... Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport, is Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. The city is famous for the hotel-lined tourist beaches Copacabana and Ipanema, for the giant statue of... Rio de Janeiro's major international airport, built in the Governator Island, 30 km away from the city's downtown, in Summary of notable events in 1952. Events January events January 8 - West Germany has 8 million refugees inside its borders. January 24 - Sudden heavy snowfall in Algeria. January 24 - Vincent Massey sworn in as first Canada-born Governor-General of Canada. February events February 2 - A Cuba moving northeast. The... 1952.

In 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. Events January-February January 1 - Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 - Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 - Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January 15... 1970, already as the major Brazilian air hub, the airport administration passed to Infraero is a Brazilian government company created in 1970, that is responsible to administer the main Brazilian commercial airports. As of 2004, Infraero was administering 66 airports. In 2003, Infraeros airporsts movimented aproximately 250 millions of passengers. Infraero is a very profitable company (rare case among Brazilian government-controlled... Infraero, which had been recently created by the Brazilian government. In For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January-February January 1 - First woman Episcopal priest ordained. January 6 - EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious legionnaires disease January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster... 1977, the airport passed through a major revitalization. At the time, the airport was the Brazil's largest and received all international routes, meaning that to go to Sao Paulo and São Paulo (city) redirect here. For other meanings, see São Paulo (disambiguation). Landmark buildings Edifício Italia (at left) and Copan (curved façade at center), in São Paulo Downtown. São Paulo (meaning Saint Paul in English... São Paulo (then only with the relatively small Congonhas Domestic Airport is São Paulos second airport, situated 8km from the city downtown. It is administered by Infraero, and as of 2003, was the busiest airport in Brazil, with 12,500,000 passengers passing through it. In 1957, the airport was the third busiest of the world... Congonhas Domestic Airport, and the main destination of most people) needed to take a connection (a second flight). To worsen problems, São Paulo always had been the main Brazilian domestic hub, so, for many major Brazilian cities, a second connection (or a third flight) was needed.

In 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental and weather change Asian Tiger Mosquito, an invasive species is first found in Houston, Texas May 25 - Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge which kills approximately 10,000 people. September 19 - 8... 1985, the airport lost its importance as Brazil's major international airport to Governor Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (IATA airport code GRU) - better known as Guarulhos Airport- is an airport that serves São Paulo, Brazil, located in Guarulhos municipality, 22km northeast of the São Paulo city centre. It is sometimes called Cumbica International Airport, after the suburb in which it... Guarulhos International Airport which caused a drop in passenger numbers. Despite that, Infraero decided to build a second terminal at a cost of $600 million US, capable of handling 7.5 million passengers annually which more than doubled the airport's capacity (7.5 to 15). Passenger numbers have been stable at about 4.5 million passengers annually. The airport, along with Tancredo Neves International Airport Located at 45Km from Belo Horizontes downtown, Tancredo Neves International Airport, popularly known as Confins International Airport, is deemed to be one of the finest and best equipped in Latin America, although is also Brazils idlest airport. History The airport was built by Infraero... Confins International Airport, is considered by many to be a waste of resources, being Infraero's second most idle and money-losing airport. At the same time as the new terminal was opened, Guarulhos was overloaded, operating at 102% of its capacity, against the 24% of Galeão (Infraero was criticized for not investing resources appropriately).

The airport is a second international hub for Varig (Varig Brazilian Airlines) also known as Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense SA, is Brazils leading international airline, followed by TAM. Varig uses the IATA designator RG. The airline flies the Boeing 737, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Boeing 777 and MD-11. It is a member of the... Varig.

General Information

• Runways
  • 4.000x45 m
  • 3.180x45 m
• 2 terminals (in an elipse format, with 12 fingers each) capable of handling 7.5 million passengers annually
• 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in... 2003 - 4.6 million passengers (5th in Brazil)

External link

• Galeão International Airport Homepage (http://www.infraero.gov.br/aero_prev_home.php?ai=42)