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Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim (GIG)

Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport handled 1,548,767 passengers in August 2026, up 3.9% on a year earlier, according to Brazil's ANAC.

Flights (arrivals + departures) over time

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodFlights (arrivals + departures) 2025Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026Change vs last year
January9,49110,056▲ 6.0%
February8,2908,952▲ 8.0%
March8,7199,600▲ 10.1%
April7,7108,712▲ 13.0%
May7,9728,368▲ 5.0%
June7,8558,030▲ 2.2%
July9,2829,148▼ 1.4%
August8,73710,128▲ 15.9%
September8,648––
October9,130–in progress
November8,312––
December9,471––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)68,05672,994▲ 7.3%

Passengers over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January1,544,5521,870,727▲ 21.1%
February1,374,9671,648,133▲ 19.9%
March1,458,1601,679,438▲ 15.2%
April1,329,3181,510,178▲ 13.6%
May1,335,9921,446,547▲ 8.3%
June1,310,2971,369,163▲ 4.5%
July1,589,4021,598,884▲ 0.6%
August1,490,7061,548,767▲ 3.9%
September1,494,802––
October1,609,993–in progress
November1,553,708––
December1,744,237––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)11,433,39412,671,837▲ 10.8%

Tonnes of cargo over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January7,8547,588▼ 3.4%
February8,5757,650▼ 10.8%
March9,3069,719▲ 4.4%
April8,2489,544▲ 15.7%
May9,2789,893▲ 6.6%
June7,5198,979▲ 19.4%
July8,5959,463▲ 10.1%
August8,4148,935▲ 6.2%
September8,222––
October8,430–in progress
November8,186––
December8,438––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)67,78771,772▲ 5.9%

Seats offered over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January1,864,9712,219,206▲ 19.0%
February1,670,2431,994,811▲ 19.4%
March1,753,6702,042,742▲ 16.5%
April1,644,9081,833,883▲ 11.5%
May1,696,0801,778,088▲ 4.8%
June1,670,6301,692,551▲ 1.3%
July1,953,8211,939,757▼ 0.7%
August1,834,2151,893,726▲ 3.2%
September1,833,719––
October1,955,258–in progress
November1,885,848––
December2,107,493––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)14,088,53815,394,764▲ 9.3%

Domestic / International

August 2026
  • Domestic 72.7% 7,366
  • International 27.3% 2,762

Domestic / International — passengers

Full count · domestic + international

Domestic

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January943,8191,168,286▲ 23.8%
February819,223984,378▲ 20.2%
March915,6791,053,615▲ 15.1%
April917,0961,029,737▲ 12.3%
May946,8461,004,521▲ 6.1%
June930,351969,218▲ 4.2%
July1,105,4761,066,687▼ 3.5%
August1,057,2201,072,115▲ 1.4%
September1,061,505––
October1,158,330–in progress
November1,088,605––
December1,204,854––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)7,635,7108,348,557▲ 9.3%

International

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January600,733702,441▲ 16.9%
February555,744663,755▲ 19.4%
March542,481625,823▲ 15.4%
April412,222480,441▲ 16.5%
May389,146442,026▲ 13.6%
June379,946399,945▲ 5.3%
July483,926532,197▲ 10.0%
August433,486476,652▲ 10.0%
September433,297––
October451,663–in progress
November465,103––
December539,383––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)3,797,6844,323,280▲ 13.8%

Domestic / International — tonnes of cargo

Full count · domestic + international

Domestic

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January2,6262,193▼ 16.5%
February2,7752,147▼ 22.6%
March2,7312,871▲ 5.1%
April2,5052,588▲ 3.3%
May2,6642,829▲ 6.2%
June2,2052,550▲ 15.7%
July2,5322,618▲ 3.4%
August2,5522,549▼ 0.1%
September2,549––
October2,826–in progress
November3,091––
December3,021––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)20,58920,346▼ 1.2%

International

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January5,2285,395▲ 3.2%
February5,7995,503▼ 5.1%
March6,5756,847▲ 4.1%
April5,7436,956▲ 21.1%
May6,6147,065▲ 6.8%
June5,3146,429▲ 21.0%
July6,0636,846▲ 12.9%
August5,8626,386▲ 8.9%
September5,673––
October5,604–in progress
November5,096––
December5,417––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)47,19851,426▲ 9.0%

Domestic / International — seats offered

Full count · domestic + international

Domestic

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January1,141,8651,389,978▲ 21.7%
February1,000,8341,206,847▲ 20.6%
March1,094,6561,302,227▲ 19.0%
April1,123,4001,256,679▲ 11.9%
May1,178,6141,223,237▲ 3.8%
June1,163,9941,184,520▲ 1.8%
July1,350,3781,287,211▼ 4.7%
August1,276,3021,296,019▲ 1.5%
September1,283,493––
October1,378,260–in progress
November1,285,768––
December1,418,698––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)9,330,04310,146,718▲ 8.8%

International

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January723,106829,228▲ 14.7%
February669,409787,964▲ 17.7%
March659,014740,515▲ 12.4%
April521,508577,204▲ 10.7%
May517,466554,851▲ 7.2%
June506,636508,031▲ 0.3%
July603,443652,546▲ 8.1%
August557,913597,707▲ 7.1%
September550,226––
October576,998–in progress
November600,080––
December688,795––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)4,758,4955,248,046▲ 10.3%

Load factor (computed)

Full count · domestic + international

Passengers ÷ seats offered, both as reported by Brazil's ANAC for the same months. Computed by us; the two source series are shown on this page.

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodLoad factor 2025Load factor 2026Change vs last year
January82.8%84.3%▲ 1.8%
February82.3%82.6%▲ 0.4%
March83.1%82.2%▼ 1.1%
April80.8%82.3%▲ 1.9%
May78.8%81.4%▲ 3.3%
June78.4%80.9%▲ 3.1%
July81.3%82.4%▲ 1.3%
August81.3%81.8%▲ 0.6%
September81.5%––
October82.3%–in progress
November82.4%––
December82.8%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Aug)81.1%82.2%▲ 1.4%

Seasonality · flights (arrivals + departures) by month

Year JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 8,316 6,983 7,150 7,193 7,062 6,854 8,475 8,103 8,283 8,398 8,156 8,897
2025 9,491 8,290 8,719 7,710 7,972 7,855 9,282 8,737 8,648 9,130 8,312 9,471
2026 10,056 8,952 9,600 8,712 8,368 8,030 9,148 10,128
International share 27% of flights (arrivals + departures) in August 2026
Series depth 26 years from 2000

On-time departures by month

Departures reported to ANAC at this airport

86.7% of 4,591 timed departures from Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport left within 15 minutes of schedule in July 2026, according to Brazil's ANAC. Cancelled flights are excluded.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January82.9%84.7%▲ 2.2%
February80.7%81.2%▲ 0.6%
March84.9%89.7%▲ 5.7%
April84.9%87.2%▲ 2.7%
May88.9%91.0%▲ 2.4%
June88.9%89.2%▲ 0.3%
July86.7%86.7%0.0%
August87.5%––
September89.9%––
October87.5%–in progress
November86.1%––
December75.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)85.4%87.1%▲ 2.0%

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Departures reported to ANAC at this airport

Source: Brazil's ANAC · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay05:00–06:00-1.9min · 2,699 recorded · 2,648 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour18.0min05:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights95,673Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures Data Integrity

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Average departure delay Data Integrity

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Recorded flights Data Integrity

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—157159
01:0067.8%14.8 min1,3451,360
02:0067.6%13.6 min373376
03:0090.3%0.4 min432442
04:0089.8%3.1 min264269
05:0094.9%-1.9 min2,6482,699
06:0093.8%-0.3 min5,8045,883
07:0088.8%3.7 min9,0379,107
08:0091.4%2.8 min5,7085,757
09:0088.9%2.1 min3,5503,600
10:0081.6%7.2 min4,1414,219
11:0082.2%6.8 min5,5965,687
12:0085.8%4.9 min3,7583,792
13:0086.1%5.7 min4,3164,385
14:0086.8%4.1 min4,2364,272
15:0083.3%6.4 min4,6024,650
16:0085.3%5.9 min3,7753,820
17:0075.0%16.1 min4,6724,749
18:0078.3%9.5 min4,6864,788
19:0077.3%11.2 min3,4953,523
20:0079.3%9.3 min3,2513,300
21:0082.6%9.0 min7,1977,323
22:0084.0%6.0 min6,8206,914
23:0086.9%3.6 min4,4864,599

Day of week

On-time departures Data Integrity

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Average departure delay Data Integrity

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Recorded flights Data Integrity

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday84.3%5.8 min13,93914,125
Tuesday85.3%5.6 min13,54913,755
Wednesday86.0%5.2 min13,37613,585
Thursday83.7%7.9 min13,48713,688
Friday82.3%7.4 min13,78713,995
Saturday85.5%5.6 min12,54912,696
Sunday86.1%4.9 min13,66213,829

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures Data Integrity

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Average departure delay Data Integrity

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Recorded flights Data Integrity

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan83.8%6.7 min9,8099,924
Feb80.9%8.8 min8,6288,778
Mar87.4%4.7 min9,1749,281
Apr86.1%4.7 min8,2138,313
May90.0%2.1 min8,1688,272
Jun89.0%3.4 min7,9688,052
Jul86.7%4.4 min9,2349,361
Aug87.5%3.6 min4,3584,399
Sep89.9%2.4 min4,3344,357
Oct83.8%6.3 min7,2357,363
Nov79.1%10.2 min8,0718,222
Dec76.8%11.8 min9,1579,351

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 83.5% 79,915
  • Delayed >15 min 15.1% 14,434
  • Cancelled 1.4% 1,324
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

Partial records from Brazil's ANAC Brazil's ANAC records only the part of Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport's traffic that touches its own network. These are not Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport's busiest destinations or its overall on-time rate.

Flights recorded between Oct 12, 2024 and Jul 31, 2026, counted from flight records published by Brazil's ANAC. Not a current timetable.

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