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Aeroporto do Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont SDU / SBRJ

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · Infraero (Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuaria)
6.2Mpax · 2025
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATASBRJ / SDU
OperatorInfraero (Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuaria)
Coordinates22.9100°S, 43.1625°W
Elevation10 ft · 3 m
Time zoneBRT (UTC-3, no DST)
Passengers / yr6,201,200 (2025)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded
AIP referenceSBRJ — AIP Brasil / DECEA
Operating hoursDaily 0900-0200 UTC (06:00-23:00 local); closed to takeoffs/landings 23:00-06:00 local. Slot-controlled under a federal operational cap (~19 movements/hour); general aviation requires PPR, min. 3 hours' advance coordination by email.
TerminalsTwo terminals: a departures terminal (built 2007, approx. 29,000 sqm, 8 boarding bridges) and the original 1945 building handling arrivals; combined approx. 61,000 sqm with capacity for approximately 1,800 passengers/hour
Runways (2)
  • 02R/20L · 1,323 m / 4,341 ft · 42 m wide · Asphalt
  • 02L/20R · 1,260 m / 4,134 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Rio de Janeiro's close-in, city-center airport and a major domestic hub for Azul, Gol, and LATAM Brasil, anchoring the historic Rio-Sao Paulo/Congonhas 'ponte aerea' air shuttle. Since January 2024 it has operated under a federally imposed cap of 6.5 million passengers/year to shift traffic to Galeao International Airport, and currently has no scheduled international service, customs, or immigration facilities.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling Available · 2 providers
Swissport Brasil Ltda
Third-party passenger and ramp ground handling for airlines at Santos Dumont; company states it has served airlines at SDU with airport ground services since 2003, based at Praça Senador Salgado Filho, SDU (CNPJ 01.886.441/0013-39). Confirmed via Swissport's own location copy, Brazilian CNPJ registry, and Aviation Week Marketplace supplier listing.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Security SATA
Ramp operations, aircraft marshalling/signalling and coordinated ground services; company site explicitly names Santos Dumont among its 15 primary listed Brazilian airports (of 45+ total), confirming a genuine SDU presence beyond generic marketing.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Available
Air BP
Into-plane Jet A-1 fuelling at Santos Dumont carried out directly by an Air BP fuelling team; confirmed via an Air BP/BP press release (April 2018) announcing the start of services at SDU in response to demand from general and commercial aviation, complementing existing Air BP sites at Galeão, Jacarepaguá, Cabo Frio and Macaé. SDU joined Air BP's ~900-airport global network.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance Unconfirmed
Líder Aviação (Signature SDU)
Líder Aviação's corporate profile describes 60 years in aircraft/helicopter maintenance with ANAC-approved service centres across its network; a maintenance capability at its SDU base specifically is plausible given the on-site FBO but not separately documented, so recorded as unconfirmed.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance Not listed
Component shops & overhaul Available · 2 providers
Líder Aviação
Engine shop — confirmed via Líder's own "Centros de Manutenção" page, which lists an "Oficina de motores" for General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Safran and Teledyne Continental piston/turbine engines and accessories at its Rio de Janeiro base (Jacarepaguá Airport/SBJR, ~25km from SDU). Líder separately operates an FBO/executive-aviation base directly at Santos Dumont itself (Praça Senador Salgado Filho, s/n). ANAC AMO (RBAC 145); specific class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 6 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
GE Celma (GE Aerospace)
Engine shop — GE Aerospace's major engine-overhaul facility in Brazil (founded 1951 as Celma, now a GE Aerospace subsidiary); test cells and module/component repair for CF6, CF34, GEnx, CFM56 and CFM LEAP engine families (draft's specific sub-variants — CF6-50/-80C2, CFM56-5B/-7B, CF34-10E, GEnx-1B, LEAP-1A/1B — are plausible but unconfirmed at that level of detail). ANAC, FAA and EASA certified AMO (approx. 1,000 employees); specific RBAC 145 class rating unconfirmed — a previously-cited legacy DAC certificate number and class letters could not be verified and were removed. Located in Petrópolis, RJ, roughly 68km/1.5h drive from SDU — not at the airport itself and outside Rio's official metro-area boundary, but the principal engine-overhaul hub serving the greater Rio de Janeiro region.
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Available
Verified 6 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight catering Available
LSG Sky Chefs (Caterair Serviços de Bordo e Hotelaria S.A.)
Flight-kitchen/onboard catering operation at Santos Dumont; LSG Group lists a dedicated Rio de Janeiro/Santos Dumont (SDU) location, operated under the Brazilian legal entity Caterair Serviços de Bordo e Hotelaria S.A.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning Unconfirmed
Security SATA
Aircraft interior cleaning and sanitation is one of the company's 16 listed service categories company-wide; no SDU-specific confirmation found beyond the general catalog.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment Not listed
Cargo handling Available · 4 providers
Security SATA
Cargo tracking, monitoring and handling operations as part of its listed service catalog; unconfirmed to which cargo terminal tenant at SDU this applies specifically.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Azul Cargo Express
Azul's cargo division operating a freight counter/terminal at SDU for belly-hold cargo on Azul's shuttle flights; confirmed verbatim (phone and listing) on the official Santos Dumont airport cargo-tenant page (aeroportosantosdumont.com).
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
GOLLOG (GOL Linhas Aéreas)
GOL's cargo division (GOLLOG) operating a freight counter at SDU for belly-hold cargo on GOL's shuttle flights; confirmed verbatim (phone and hours) on the official Santos Dumont airport cargo-tenant page. · Mon-Fri 06:00-22:00, Sat 08:00-18:00, closed Sun/holidays
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Alap Express
Independent courier/small-parcel cargo service operating from Santos Dumont's cargo area; confirmed verbatim (phone and hours) on the official Santos Dumont airport cargo-tenant page. · Mon-Fri 07:00-24:00, Sat 07:00-18:00, holidays 09:00-15:00
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Available
Security SATA
AVSEC screening, access control and passenger/baggage inspection by ANAC-certified staff; part of the company's core service line and SDU is a named operating airport, though SDU-specific staffing/scope is not separately documented.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport Unconfirmed
Security SATA
Passenger and crew ground transport via vans/buses is listed among general company services; unconfirmed whether this is contracted at SDU specifically.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support Available · 2 providers
Líder Aviação (Signature SDU)
FBO base at Praça Senador Salgado Filho, s/nº, Centro, CEP •••, operated by Líder Aviação as part of the Signature Aviation global FBO network ("Signature SDU"); confirmed via Signature's own SDU page and Líder's bases page, both listing •••. Described as the group's Rio station closest to the business district, serving the Rio-São Paulo shuttle traffic; includes on-site general/business-aviation ground handling (marshalling, ramp services) for private and charter jets as part of the FBO offering.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Avjet
Business-aviation ground reception company (avjet.com.br) confirmed as a genuine, distinct Rio de Janeiro operator explicitly naming Jacarepaguá, Santos Dumont and Galeão as its three serviced airports; offers hangarage, VIP/meeting rooms and transfer/hotel-booking assistance. SDU-specific service scope beyond this remains company marketing copy, not independently itemized.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel Not listed