Santos Dumont Airport

Santos Dumont Airport

Aeroporto Santos Dumont
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Operator
  • ARSA (1973–1987)
  • Infraero (1987–present)
ServesRio de Janeiro
Opened16 October 1936 (1936-10-16)
Focus city for
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL3 m / 10 ft
Coordinates22°54′36″S 043°09′45″W / 22.91000°S 43.16250°W / -22.91000; -43.16250
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-do-rio-de-janeiro-santos-dumont/
Map
SDU
Location within greater Rio de Janeiro
SDU
SDU (Rio de Janeiro (state))
SDU
SDU (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02R/20L 1,323 4,341 Asphalt
02L/20R 1,260 4,134 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers6,145,799 46%
Aircraft operations71,386 41%
Metric tonnes of cargo4,698 63%
Statistics: Infraero
Sources: Airport Website, ANAC, DECEA

The Santos Dumont Airport (IATA: SDU, ICAO: SBRJ) is the second major airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont (1873–1932).

It is operated by Infraero.