Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport

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, capital of the Mendoza Province of Argentina. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000[2][3]

Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Mendoza "Francisco Gabrielli" – El Plumerillo
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
ServesMendoza, Argentina
Elevation AMSL2,310 ft / 704 m
Coordinates32°49′54″S 068°47′34″W / 32.83167°S 68.79278°W / -32.83167; -68.79278
Map
MDZ is located in Argentina
MDZ
MDZ
Location of airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,789 9,150 Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Total passengers1.813.623[1]
Sources: AIP[2] ORSNA,[3] WAD[4] Google Maps[5]

The 4th Air Brigade (El Plumerillo Military Air Base) is located on the southern section of the airport.[6]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Córdoba (AR), Mar del Plata, Neuquén, Rosario, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Salvador de Jujuy, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo–Guarulhos
Seasonal: Rio de Janeiro–Galeão
Copa AirlinesPanama City–Tocumen
Flybondi Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Córdoba (AR)[7]
Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Guarulhos
JetSmart Argentina Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, Santiago de Chile
LADE Bahía Blanca, Comodoro Rivadavia, Córdoba (AR), Malargüe, Neuquén, Puerto Madryn
LATAM Brasil Santiago de Chile, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM ChileSantiago de Chile
LATAM PeruLima
Sky AirlineSantiago de Chile

Statistics edit

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
Passengers Change from previous year Aircraft operations Change from previous year Cargo
(metric tons)
Change from previous year
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 edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b "SAME – MENDOZA / El Plumerillo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2011. at AIP Argentina (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b Aeropuerto Internacional de Mendoza "Francisco Gabrielli" – El Plumerillo Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA) (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Airport information for Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  5. ^ "Aeropuerto Mendoza". Google Maps. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  6. ^ "4th Air Brigade". X Air Forces. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Flybondi Adds Cordoba – Mendoza Service From April 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. ^ Accident description for CC-CLC-0072 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2012.

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