Coordinates: 32°49′54″S 068°47′34″W / 32.83167°S 68.79278°W / -32.83167; -68.79278

Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Mendoza "Francisco Gabrielli" - El Plumerillo
IATA: MDZ – ICAO: SAME
Summary
Airport type		Public / Military
Operator		Mendoza Province & Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
Serves		Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
Elevation AMSL		2,310 ft / 704 m
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
18/36	2,789	9,151	Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Total Passengers			698,693
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 miles) 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, two arrival/departure lounges and 4 gates.

Address: Ruta Nacional 40 N. S/N. Las Heras Phone number: (54) 0261-44873200

Contents 1 Accidents and Incidents 2 Airlines and destinations 3 Means of transport to the airport 4 Other services 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[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), who made a Stopover in Mendoza Airport. This aircraft crashed in the Andes on Friday the 13th of October, 1972. The last of the 16 remaining survivors were rescued by December 23, 1972.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Aerolíneas Argentinas (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Sao Paulo-Guarullhos)
  • Austral (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cordoba)
• LAN Airlines (Santiago de Chile)
• LAN Argentina (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque)
• Sol Líneas Aéreas (Córdoba, Neuquén)

[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: EUR, USD, Chilean Peso)

[edit] See also

• List of airports in Argentina

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) SAME - MENDOZA / El PlumerilloPDF at AIP Argentina
2. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Mendoza "Francisco Gabrielli" - El Plumerillo at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
3. ^ Airport information for SAME at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
4. ^ Airport information for MDZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

[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

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