Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport
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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, 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 | |||||||||||
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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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The 4th Air Brigade (El Plumerillo Military Air Base) is located on the southern section of the airport.[6]
Airlines and destinations
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edit| 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
edit- 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.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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)
- ^ "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. - ^ "Aeropuerto Mendoza". Google Maps. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "4th Air Brigade". X Air Forces. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "SKY Airline operará mais duas rotas para o Brasil". Flap International (in Portuguese). 31 October 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Accident description for CC-CLC-0072 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2012.
External links
edit- 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
