Flights from New York to Rio de Janeiro

• The largest aircraft servicing flights between New York and Rio de Janeiro from American Airlines is the B777-2 built by Boeing with 246 seats.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from JFK to GIG for Tam Brazilian Airlines is the B767-3/R built by Boeing with 205 seats.
• 48,871 seats were available on flights from JFK to GIG in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 37,227 passengers flew on all flights from JFK to GIG that year.
• The newest aircraft servicing JFK to GIG in 2009 was American Airlines' B777-2 from Boeing. The B777-2 started flying in 1994.
• Tam Brazilian Airlines, American Airlines offer flights from New York, NY to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from New York, NY to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2009 was American Airlines' B767-3/R from Boeing which started flying in 1990.
• There were 37,227 passengers that flew from New York to Rio de Janeiro in 2009.
• American Airlines operated flights from JFK to GIG using 2 types of aircraft in 2009.
• In 2009, there were 2 airline companies operating between New York and Rio de Janeiro.
• Tam Brazilian Airlines carried a total of 32,799 passengers from JFK to GIG in 2009.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from New York to Rio de Janeiro in 2009 was 77.01%.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)