Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

John F Kennedy International ⇄ Rio de Janeiro JFK–GIG

Airlines flew 483 flights between John F Kennedy International JFK in New York, NY and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil GIG in Rio de Janeiro, BR in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 100,804 passengers in 110,618 seats, 91% of them filled, and 1,777,610 pounds of freight. 4,786 miles, about 518 minutes in the air, on 3 airlines: American Airlines Inc. (274), Delta Air Lines Inc. (188), VRG Linhas Aereas S A (21).

483

flights, twelve months

JFK-GIG: 242 · GIG-JFK: 241

100,804

passengers

91% of seats filled

4,786

miles

about 518 minutes airborne

airlines

5 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

By month, as a table

	flights
1/25	123
2/25	112
3/25	112
10/25	13
11/25	58
12/25	85
1/26	107
2/26	90
3/26	108
5/26	1
7/26	21

Passengers by month

By month, as a table

	passengers
1/25	26,158
2/25	21,855
3/25	23,128
10/25	2,716
11/25	12,589
12/25	18,265
1/26	21,826
2/26	18,510
3/26	21,526
5/26	282
7/26	5,090

The airlines twelve months, both directions

Airline	Flights	Passengers	Seats filled	Service
American Airlines Inc. AA	274	59,169	92%	scheduled passenger service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL	188	36,545	91%	scheduled passenger service
VRG Linhas Aereas S A G3	21	5,090	89%	scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

Aircraft	Flights	Seats a flight	Passengers
B787-800 Dreamliner	265	234	56,891
Boeing 767-300/300ER	188	215	36,545
Airbus Industrie A330-223/234	21	272	5,090
B787-900 Dreamliner	7	285	1,799
Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR	2	272	479

JFK → GIG this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

242 flights of 238 scheduled, 50,207 passengers in 55,438 seats, 465,798 pounds of freight, 4,334 pounds of mail. American Airlines Inc. 138; Delta Air Lines Inc. 94; VRG Linhas Aereas S A 10.

GIG → JFK this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

241 flights of 237 scheduled, 50,597 passengers in 55,180 seats, 1,311,812 pounds of freight. American Airlines Inc. 136; Delta Air Lines Inc. 94; VRG Linhas Aereas S A 11.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: John F Kennedy International JFK and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil GIG; all routes.