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 (700 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°49′54″S 068°47′34″W / 32.83167°S 68.79278°W | ||||||||||
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| Sources: AIP,[2] ORSNA,[3] WAD[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 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]
The 4th Air Brigade (El Plumerillo Military Air Base) is located on the southern section of the airport.[5]
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 on board.[14]
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) - 1 2 "SAME – MENDOZA / El Plumerillo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2011. at AIP Argentina (in Spanish)
- 1 2 "Aeropuerto Internacional de Mendoza "Francisco Gabrielli" – El Plumerillo". Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 February 2012.
- ↑ "Airport information for Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006.
- ↑ "4th Air Brigade". X Air Forces. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ↑ "Aerolíneas Argentinas terá voos entre Mendoza e São Paulo". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Aerolíneas terá voo direto entre Rio de Janeiro e Mendoza em janeiro". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ Mousa, Dergam (22 December 2025). "Arajet Announces New Route Between Punta Cana and Mendoza, Argentina". Aviación al Día. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ↑ "Azul retoma voos sazonais para Argentina e Curaçao durante férias de julho". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 3 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Gol aumenta voos para Mendoza, na Argentina, e terá novo aumento na alta temporada". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "GOL anuncia nova rota sazonal ligando o Rio de Janeiro à capital dos vinhos na Argentina". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ↑ "Aeroporto do Galeão, no Rio, passa a contar com voos da JetSMART diretos para Mendoza, na Argentina". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ "LATAM aumentará seus voos entre São Paulo e Mendoza na alta temporada". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Accident description for CC-CLC-0072". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
External links
- Mendoza Airport Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
- "Airport information for El Plumerillo International Airport" – via Great Circle Mapper.
- "Current weather for SAME". NOAA/NWS.
- Accident history for Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport at Aviation Safety Network