GIG City Code: Rio de Janeiro IATA Airports
GIG identifies the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in IATA coding. Airport codes in this dataset for that city: GIG. A city code is not always the same as an airport code.
Overview
GIG is the IATA city code stored for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (BR). City codes group one or more airports. In this dataset GIG is aligned with airport GIG. Some cities share the airport code; others (NYC, LON, TYO) do not. Airport names stored: GIG Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport. GDS availability and some pricing entries use the city code when the traveller can use any airport in the metro. Ticketed segments still print a specific airport such as JFK rather than NYC. This page does not list every airfield in the metropolitan area, only rows in the catalog. Timezone and ICAO live on each airport page.
How to use this page
- Search GIG or Rio de Janeiro in the city code finder.
- Open each airport page for ICAO and timezone.
- Parse the actual PNR to see which airport was ticketed.
Example
Example: a PNR city pair may use GIG as the airport. If a host screen shows city GIG, confirm it matches this metro before quoting.
FAQs
What is the GIG city code?
GIG is stored as the IATA city code for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Is GIG an airport?
In this dataset GIG is also used with airport GIG.
Which airports are in Rio de Janeiro?
Stored airports: GIG. Others are unavailable in this dataset.
How is GIG used in a GDS?
City codes appear in some availability and pricing entries. Ticketed segments use a specific airport code.
Is GIG the same as NYC-style metro codes?
Here GIG matches a single stored airport. Metro codes such as NYC still differ from JFK.
What country is GIG?
Brazil (BR).
Can I convert a PNR that uses this city?
Yes. Paste the itinerary into the PNR parser. The ticketed airport codes on segments are what get parsed.
Are these all airports in the city?
No. Only airports present in this product dataset are listed.
How do I open GIG airport pages?
Use the airport links for GIG.
Where is the timezone?
On each airport page (IANA zone), not on the city code itself.
Do you invent missing city codes?
No. Unknown codes are marked unavailable.
When was this updated?
Content follows the stored city/airport catalog. Template date 17 Aug 2026.