SDU · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Santos Dumont Airport.
--:--:-- · BRT (UTC-03:00) · 22.9104° S, 43.1628° W
Santos Dumont Airport
Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for SDU
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5967; ident SBRJ; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
www4.infraero.gov.br
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Santos Dumont Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
SDU / SBRJ
OurAirports ident
SBRJ
GPS / local code
SBRJ / RJ0002
ISO region
BR-RJ
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
www4.infraero.gov.br
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q865475
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--BRT · UTC-03:00
Time zone
BRT
America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
2.0 km
Approximate distance to central Rio de Janeiro.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Brasília
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
BRL (R$)
Country area
8,515,767 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
4,341 ft / 1,323 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1944 · Infraero
Owner / entity
Q865475
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Santos Dumont Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro's built-up core sits roughly 2.0 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Sao_Paulo (UTC-03:00, BRT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU / SBRJ) is at 22.9104° S, 43.1628° W, elevation 11 ft (3 m), serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Rio de Janeiro is in Brazil (capital Brasília); regulated by Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC); on America/Sao_Paulo (BRT, UTC-03:00); working languages: Portuguese; currency: BRL (R$).
Distance from central Rio de Janeiro: 2 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for SDU.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU / SBRJ)
Santos Dumont Airport · Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known label 1
RIO
Alternate airport-name cue retained for SDU, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
SBRJ · SBRJ · RJ0002 · BR-RJ
www4.infraero.gov.br · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
The Santos Dumont Airport is the second major airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for SDU; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Rio de Janeiro
rio-de-janeiro · 2.0 km from SDU
Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · population 6,747,815 · city coordinates -22.9064, -43.1822
2. Catete
catete · 2.5 km from SDU
Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · population 22,295 · city coordinates -22.9254, -43.1814
3. Santa Teresa
santa-teresa-7874216 · 2.7 km from SDU
Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · population 35,873 · city coordinates -22.9177, -43.1881
4. Estácio
estacio · 4.3 km from SDU
Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · population 23,260 · city coordinates -22.9182, -43.2040
5. Niterói
niteroi · 6.8 km from SDU
Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · population 456,456 · city coordinates -22.8833, -43.1036
6. Ipanema
ipanema · 9.2 km from SDU
Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · population 37,392 · city coordinates -22.9844, -43.2028
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. GIG SBGL
Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Rio De Janeiro
14 km from SDU · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · elevation 28 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates -22.8100, -43.2506
2. GRU SBGR
São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · São Paulo
343 km from SDU · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · elevation 2,461 ft (750 m) · airport coordinates -23.4313, -46.4700
3. CGH SBSP
Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · São Paulo
365 km from SDU · America/Sao_Paulo · +0h · elevation 2,631 ft (802 m) · airport coordinates -23.6277, -46.6546
Route-time reference set
1. SDU-GRU
São Paulo · 343 km · 1h 16m
America/Sao_Paulo · +0h from SDU; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. SDU-CGH
São Paulo · 365 km · 1h 18m
America/Sao_Paulo · +0h from SDU; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 4,341 ft / 1,323 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for SDU.
Runway identifiers
02L/20R · 02R/20L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. GIG SBGL
Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Rio De Janeiro · 14 km from SDU
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 28 ft (9 m) · -22.8100, -43.2506
2. GRU SBGR
São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · São Paulo · 343 km from SDU
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 2,461 ft (750 m) · -23.4313, -46.4700
3. CGH SBSP
Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · São Paulo · 365 km from SDU
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 2,631 ft (802 m) · -23.6277, -46.6546
4. CNF SBCF
Tancredo Neves International Airport · Belo Horizonte · 374 km from SDU
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 2,721 ft (829 m) · -19.6357, -43.9669
5. CWB SBCT
Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport · Curitiba · 676 km from SDU
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 2,988 ft (911 m) · -25.5285, -49.1758
6. BSB SBBR
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brasília · 928 km from SDU
large airport · America/Sao_Paulo · brazil · 3,497 ft (1,066 m) · -15.8692, -47.9208
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is more of a domestic hub, with Galeão International Airport serving international flights after 2023.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for SDU.
Country and authority
SDU sits in Brazil (Federative Republic of Brazil), whose capital is Brasília. Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, South America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Portuguese. Currency context: BRL (R$). SDU is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
SDU is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with RIO. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: The Santos Dumont Airport is the second major airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q865475 · Santos Dumont Airport. Administrative area: Rio de Janeiro. Named after: Alberto Santos-Dumont. Entity official-site cross-check: infraero.com.br
Field and clock profile
Santos Dumont Airport is a near sea-level field at 11 ft (3 m), positioned at 22.9104° S, 43.1628° W in the Southern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 4,341 ft / 1,323 m. The airport clock uses America/Sao_Paulo (BRT, UTC-03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Rio de Janeiro is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.0 km. GIG Rio De Janeiro is the closest retained airport alternative at 14 km.
Country airport peers
SDU is compared with GIG Rio De Janeiro at 14 km, GRU São Paulo at 343 km, CGH São Paulo at 365 km, CNF Belo Horizonte at 374 km, CWB Curitiba at 676 km inside the retained Brazil airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
SDU-GRU São Paulo: 343 km, about 1h 16m, +0h. SDU-CGH São Paulo: 365 km, about 1h 18m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident SBRJ backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. www4.infraero.gov.br is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 4,341 ft / 1,323 m
Runway identifiers
02L/20R, 02R/20L
OurAirports classifies SDU as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
SDU (SBRJ) is a near sea-level field at 11 ft (3 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
SDU sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
SDU's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 4,341 ft / 1,323 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Infraero is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for SDU.
- It is more of a domestic hub, with Galeão International Airport serving international flights after 2023.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at www4.infraero.gov.br, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for SDU
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
SDU uses America/Sao_Paulo (BRT, UTC-03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Santos Dumont Airport is about 2.0 km from central Rio de Janeiro; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
GIG Rio De Janeiro is the closest retained alternate at 14 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
www4.infraero.gov.br is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place SDU inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
SDU ranks #14 in the curated Brazil airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 15 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
SDU shares America/Sao_Paulo with BSB Brasília BR · CGH São Paulo BR · CNF Belo Horizonte BR · CWB Curitiba BR · GIG Rio De Janeiro BR · GRU São Paulo BR. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
SDU is 11 ft (3 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BSR 11 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · PIE 11 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · POA 11 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · BCN 12 ft (4 m) (1 ft delta) · CGP 12 ft (4 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
SDU's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are GIG 14 km +0h · GRU 343 km +0h · CGH 365 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | GRU | 343 km | 1h 16m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| São Paulo | CGH | 365 km | 1h 18m | +0h | --:--:-- |
SDU to GRU
São Paulo
Distance 343 km; estimated travel window 1h 16m; destination zone America/Sao_Paulo is +0h from SDU. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
SDU to CGH
São Paulo
Distance 365 km; estimated travel window 1h 18m; destination zone America/Sao_Paulo is +0h from SDU. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Rio de Janeiro is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Rio de Janeiro is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Santos Dumont Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from SDU, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Rio de Janeiro
rio-de-janeiro · 2.0 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Catete
catete · 2.5 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santa Teresa
santa-teresa-7874216 · 2.7 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Estácio
estacio · 4.3 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Niterói
niteroi · 6.8 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ipanema
ipanema · 9.2 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Leblon
leblon · 10 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vidigal
vidigal · 12 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rocinha
rocinha · 12 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Duque de Caxias
duque-de-caxias · 21 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Barra da Tijuca
barra-da-tijuca · 23 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
São João de Meriti
sao-joao-de-meriti · 25 km · America/Sao_Paulo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Santos Dumont Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: São Paulo (GRU), São Paulo (CGH). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 4,341 ft / 1,323 m; identifiers 02L/20R, 02R/20L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Infraero.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1944.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from SDU. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International AirportGIG
Rio De Janeiro · large airport
- Distance
- 14 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 28 ft (9 m)
Compare against GIG when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportGRU
São Paulo · large airport
- Distance
- 343 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 2,461 ft (750 m)
Compare against GRU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre AirportCGH
São Paulo · large airport
- Distance
- 365 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 2,631 ft (802 m)
Compare against CGH when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) in?▾
Santos Dumont Airport is in the America/Sao_Paulo timezone (UTC-03:00, BRT).
What are the codes for Santos Dumont Airport?▾
Santos Dumont Airport uses IATA code SDU and ICAO code SBRJ.
Where is Santos Dumont Airport located?▾
Santos Dumont Airport is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at coordinates 22.9104° S, 43.1628° W, with an elevation of 11 ft (3 m) (near sea-level field in the tropics).
How far is Santos Dumont Airport from central Rio de Janeiro?▾
Santos Dumont Airport sits roughly 2.0 km from the nearest mapped city center for Rio de Janeiro.
Which route reference is most useful from SDU?▾
São Paulo (GRU) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 16m, destination timezone America/Sao_Paulo, and a +0h difference from SDU.
Which authority regulates SDU?▾
Santos Dumont Airport sits inside Brazil, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC).
What other airports in Brazil are close peers to SDU?▾
SDU's curated peers in Brazil on this site include GIG Rio De Janeiro, GRU São Paulo, CGH São Paulo, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Santos Dumont Airport have?▾
Santos Dumont Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 4,341 ft / 1,323 m; identifiers include 02L/20R, 02R/20L.