AirportsGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport is a large airport serving Mendoza, in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MDZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MDZ
- ICAO code
- SAME
- City
- Mendoza
- State or region
- Mendoza Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 32.8317° S, 68.7929° W
- Elevation
- 704 m (2,310 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,835 m (9,301 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MDZ means Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SAME. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.8317° S, 68.7929° W. It stands 704 metres (2,310 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Argentina/Mendoza, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,835 metres (9,301 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 45 airports of Argentina on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,835 m 9,301 ft | 54 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Domingo Faustino Sarmiento AirportSan Juan | UAQ | 144 km |
| Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportSantiago, Chile | SCL | 196 km |
| Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano AirportSan Rafael | AFA | 199 km |
| Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda AirportSan Luis | LUQ | 232 km |
| La Florida AirportLa Serena-Coquimbo, Chile | LSC | 397 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,733 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,917 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,583 km | 18 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,492 km | 14 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,186 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,055 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,434 km | 20 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,378 km | 21 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,496 km | 14 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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