Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport
| Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Mendoza "Francisco Gabrielli" - El Plumerillo |
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IATA: MDZ – ICAO: SAME
 MDZ
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| Summary | |||
| 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°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 18/36 | 2,789 | 9,151 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Total Passengers | 976,989 | ||
| Sources: AIP[1], ORSNA[2], DAFIF[3][4] | |||
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 km (5.0 mi) northeast of the center of Mendoza, a city in the Mendoza Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 490 hectares (1210 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.[1][2]
The terminal building is 12,800 square meters (137,778 square feet) and has 2 levels. There are 161 parking spaces at the airport, one infrecuently used arrival/departure lounge and 4 gates. The airport has very little domestic and international arrival and departures areas, considering the number of passengers it serves per day.
Address: Ruta Nacional 40, Acceso Norte, km 15 - (5539) Las Heras, Mendoza - Argentina[5]
Phone number: +54 261 520 6000
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Santiago de Chile |
| Aerolíneas Argentinas operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas | Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Córdoba, Bariloche, Salta |
| LAN Airlines | Santiago de Chile |
| LAN Argentina | Buenos Aires-Aeroparque Jorge Newbery |
| Sol Líneas Aéreas | Córdoba, Rosario, Tucumán |
[edit] Means of transport to the airport
- Bus (colectivos, micros, omnibus) : Group 6, line 63 (ask for going to downtown: "al Centro")
- Taxis
- Private cabs (Remis).
Arrival time to Mendoza City downtown, about 20-25 minutes with cars, about 40-45 using public bus.
[edit] Other services
- Public telephones
- Tourism office
- ATM
- Information desk
- Mail service
- Cargo
- Car rental
- Restaurant
- Cafeteria
- Wi-fi Internet access
- Money exchange (preferred currencies: euro, U.S. dollar, Chilean peso)
[edit] Accidents and Incidents
- Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, also known less formally as the Andes Flight Disaster, was a chartered airline flight from Montevideo, carrying 45 rugby team members and associates to Santiago (Chile). The aircraft made a stopover at Mendoza Airport and later crashed in the Andes on Friday, October 13, 1972. The last of the 16 remaining survivors were rescued by December 23, 1972.
- May 18, 2011: Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 - On a Córdoba-Mendoza-Neuquén-Comodoro Rivadavia route[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b (Spanish) SAME - MENDOZA / El PlumerilloPDF at AIP Argentina
- ^ a b (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 Oct. 2006).
- ^ "Aeropuertos Argentina 2000" (in Spanish). http://www.aa2000.com.ar/aeropuertos.aspx. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ "Sol Líneas Aéreas Informa" (Press Release #1). Sol Líneas Aéreas. Retrieved on May 19, 2011.
[edit] 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
