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 | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mendoza, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,310 ft / 704 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°49′54″S 068°47′34″W / 32.83167°S 68.79278°W | ||||||||||
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Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (Template:Lang-es) (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.
The airport covers an area of 490 hectares (1,200 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000[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.
The 4th Air Brigade (El Plumerillo Military Air Base) is located on the southern section of the airport.[6][7]
There is distant mountainous terrain to the west. The Mendoza VOR-DME (Ident: DOZ) is located on the field.[8]
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%
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| 2006 | 655,318 | 0.43% |
12,586 |  15.75% |
3,054 | 15.46%
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| 2007 | 689,963 | 5.29% |
10,625 | 15.58% |
3,364 | 10.15%
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| 2008 | 780,464 | 13.12% |
12,017 | 13.10% |
3,436 | 2.14%
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| 2009 | 858,984 | 10.06% |
12,354 | 2.80% |
2,759 | 19.70%
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| 2010 | 976,889 | 13.73% |
13,688 | 10.80% |
5,533 | 100.54%
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| 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, Argentina cargo service when it crashed on takeoff, killing all 12 occupants aboard.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "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) - ^ a b "SAME – MENDOZA / El Plumerillo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2011. at AIP Argentina (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ "Aeropuerto Mendoza". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "4th Air Brigade". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "4th Air Brigade". X Air Forces. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Mendoza VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Flybondi lanza siete nuevas rutas y llega a Rosario".
- ^ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/289139/jetsmart-argentina-adds-buenos-aires-aeroparque-service-in-march-2020/
- ^ a b Liu, Jim. "JetSMART Argentina adds new routes from Nov 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim. "JetSMART Argentina 2Q19 Network additions". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ Accident description for CC-CLC-0072 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2012.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Mendoza
- Mendoza Airport Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
- Airport information for El Plumerillo International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for SAME at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport at Aviation Safety Network
