Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport METAR SBGL

VFRLarge AirportElev. 9 m (28 ft)

Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport is situated in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The ICAO code of Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport is SBGL and the IATA code is GIG.
It has 2 runways: Concrete runway 10/28 with a length of 4,000 m, Asphalt runway 15/33 with a length of 3,180 m.
The elevation is 9 m (28 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-10-06 15:00 UTC

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Flight Cat

VFR

Temp

26°C

Wind

3kt

Visibility

> 10km

Ceiling

1,500ft

QNH

1016hPa

Raw METAR

METAR SBGL 061500Z 17003KT 130V250 9999 FEW015 SCT023 26/21 Q1016

Decoded

Wind: From 170° (S) at 3 kt
Visibility: > 10 km
Sky: Few (1–2 oktas) at 1,500 ft (457 m) · Scattered (3–4 oktas) at 2,300 ft (701 m)
Temp / DP: 26°C (79°F) · Dew point 21°C (70°F)
QNH: 1016 hPa · 30.00 inHg

TAF

Valid 6 Oct 18:00 UTC – 8 Oct 00:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF SBGL 061455Z 0618/0724 13016KT 8000 SCT020 FEW035TCU TN21/0708Z TX27/0716Z TEMPO 0618/0622 4000 TSRA BKN023 FEW030CB BECMG 0623/0701 32005KT SCT016 BKN030 PROB40 TEMPO 0704/0710 27005KT 4000 BR BKN008 BECMG 0711/0713 24015KT 9999 SCT025 BECMG 0716/0718 21015KT 6000 TS BKN020 FEW030CB BECMG 0722/0724 30005KT 8000 NSW SCT023 RMK PGB

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER

18:00Wed 7 Oct06:0012:0018:00Thu 8 Oct

Wed 7 Oct

BECMG22:00 – 00:00 UTC

300° / 5 kt8 kmSCT 2,300ft

MVFR

BECMG16:00 – 22:00 UTC

210° / 15 kt6 kmThunderstormBKN 2,000ft · FEW 3,000ft CB

MVFR

BECMG11:00 – 16:00 UTC

240° / 15 kt> 9.7 kmSCT 2,500ft

VFR

PROB40 TEMPO04:00 – 10:00 UTC

270° / 5 kt4 kmMistBKN 800ft

IFR

Tue 6 Oct

BECMG23:00 – 11:00 UTC

320° / 5 kt8 kmSCT 1,600ft · BKN 3,000ft

MVFR

TEMPO18:00 – 22:00 UTC

4 kmThunderstorm RainBKN 2,300ft · FEW 3,000ft CB

IFR

BASE18:00 – 23:00 UTC

130° / 16 kt8 kmSCT 2,000ft · FEW 3,500ft TCU

MVFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Runways

Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed

Runway	Heading	Length	Surface	Wind Offset	Headwind	Crosswind
10	74°	4,000 m	Concrete	96°	↑ 0 kt	3 kt R
28	254°	4,000 m	Concrete	84°	↑ 0 kt	3 kt L
15 ★ best	125°	3,180 m	Asphalt	45°	↑ 2 kt	2 kt R
33	305°	3,180 m	Asphalt	135°	↓ 2 kt	2 kt L

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind

Sunrise & Sunset

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Sunrise08:27 UTC

Sunset20:54 UTC

Daylight:12h 27m

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

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Nearby Weather

ICAO	Airport	Distance	Category	Wind	Visibility	Sky	Temp
SBRJ	—	14 km	VFR	160° 11 kt	> 10 km	FEW 1200ft	25°C
SBAF	—	16 km	VFR	VRB 2 kt	> 10 km	SCT 2600ft	27°C
SBJR	—	23 km	VFR	140° 6 kt	> 10 km	BKN 6000ft	26°C
SBSC	—	50 km	VFR	050° 5 kt	> 10 km	BKN 5000ft	26°C
SBES	—	119 km	VFR	190° 6 kt	> 10 km	FEW 1500ft	26°C
SBCB	—	121 km	VFR	110° 5 kt	> 10 km	BKN 7000ft	26°C

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