Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport
| Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Mendoza "Francisco Gabrielli" – El Plumerillo | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Mendoza Province & Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,310 ft / 704 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°49′54″S 068°47′34″W / 32.83167°S 68.79278°WCoordinates: 32°49′54″S 068°47′34″W / 32.83167°S 68.79278°W | ||||||||||
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Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Gobernador Francisco Gabrielli) (IATA: MDZ, ICAO: SAME), better known as El Plumerillo International Airport, is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of the centre of Mendoza, a city in the Mendoza Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 490 hectares (1,200 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.[2][3]
The terminal building is 12,800 square metres (138,000 sq ft) and has two levels. There are 161 parking spaces at the airport, one infrequently used arrival/departure lounge, and 4 gates.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) | Change from previous year | |
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| 2005 | 652,504 |  10.20% | 14,938 | 4.32% | 2,645 | 17.87% |
| 2006 | 655,318 | 0.43% | 12,586 |  15.75% | 3,054 | 15.46% |
| 2007 | 689,963 | 5.29% | 10,625 | 15.58% | 3,364 | 10.15% |
| 2008 | 780,464 | 13.12% | 12,017 | 13.10% | 3,436 | 2.14% |
| 2009 | 858,984 | 10.06% | 12,354 | 2.80% | 2,759 | 19.70% |
| 2010 | 976,889 | 13.73% | 13,688 | 10.80% | 5,533 | 100.54% |
| Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010) | ||||||
Accidents and Incidents
- 20 January 1944: A LanChile Lodestar 18–50, registration CC-CLC-0072, was due to operate a Mendoza–San Juan cargo service when it crashed on takeoff, killing all 12 occupants aboard.[6]
See also
Argentina portal
Aviation portal- List of airports in Argentina
References
- ↑ http://www.aeropuertosarg.com.ar/2015/02/trafico-de-pasajeros-en-aeropuertos-de-aa2000-crecio-54-en-2014/
- 1 2 (in Spanish) "SAME – MENDOZA / El Plumerillo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2011. at AIP Argentina
- 1 2 (in Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Mendoza "Francisco Gabrielli" – El Plumerillo at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
- ↑ Airport information for SAME at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for MDZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ Accident description for CC-CLC-0072 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2012.
External links
- Mendoza, MDZ at Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (official web site)
- Current weather for SAME at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MDZ at Aviation Safety Network
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