Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont/Jóia Rara

Layout

The airfield is surrounded by water on three sides, the north, east, and south. The terminal is located halfway down the runway on the west side. Just north west of the terminal there is a big hangar. This is spilt in two halves; the southern half is used by biz jets while the northern half houses the FAB unit GEIV.

Getting There

The airport is at the waterfront in down-town Rio de Janeiro. From Galeão take the Linha Vermelho express way all the way south until it ends. Make a left onto Av. Pres. Vargas. This will end at Av. Gen. Justo, make a right and you will have the airport to your left.

If you arrive from the east, for example from the direction of São Pedro da Aldeia, take the Ponta Pres. Costa e Silva. You will still be on BR-101. After the bridge go left onto Av. Rodrigues Alves. This will follow the waterfront, although you will not be able to see much of it, and become Av. Gen. Justo that takes you to the airport.

When arriving from the south or west, you will be on Av. das Américas which becomes Av. Min. Ivan Lins. After the first tunnel you will have to choose between two routes. The northern most will take you on Auto Estrada Lagoa, past Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas on the north shore and through the long Tunnel Robouças. After that you will have to make a right onto Av. Alexandrino and follow that until you reach Av. Gen. Justo. The southern route follows the shore line. In that case you will be on the Av. Mendes de Morais, that becomes Av. Niemeyer, Av. Vieira Souto, and Av. Atlantica. You will pass Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana beaches and make a left after that through the Eng.C. Sintra tunnel. You are now on Av. Princ. Isabel, after a sharp right hand and left hand turn you will be on Av. Infante Dom Henrique. Follow that to the airport.

Around the Airport

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