# Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ / SAME) **Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport** (IATA: MDZ, ICAO: SAME) is a large airport in Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina. It has one runway, 2,835 m (9,301 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina. In 2025 it handled 2.6 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/same ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: MDZ / SAME - Type: Large airport - Operator: Aeropuertos Argentina - Serves: Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina - Elevation: 704 m / 2,310 ft - Coordinates: -32.8317, -68.7929 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,835 m / 9,301 ft - Passengers: 2,592,341 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/Mendoza - Website: https://www.aeropuertosargentina.com/en/MDZ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_Francisco_Gabrielli_International_Airport (19 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432029 - Weather station: SAME · WMO 87418 - Ident: SAME ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 18/36 | 2,835 m / 9,301 ft | 54 m / 177 ft | Concrete | 181° / 001° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 1,249,701 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,290,101 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,044,545 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,758,496 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 2,032,195 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 2,332,247 | ANAC Argentina | | 2020 | 477,743 | ANAC Argentina | | 2021 | 666,938 | ANAC Argentina | | 2022 | 1,731,461 | ANAC Argentina | | 2023 | 2,416,359 | ANAC Argentina | | 2024 | 2,307,390 | ANAC Argentina | | 2025 | 2,592,341 | ANAC Argentina | ## Routes 4 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (3) - [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,419 km / 1,503 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos - [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 2,738 km / 1,701 mi · JetSmart Argentina - [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 5,715 km / 3,551 mi · Arajet ### Seasonal (2) - [VCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbkp.md) Viracopos International Airport · Brazil · 2,385 km / 1,482 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines - [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 2,738 km / 1,701 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MDZ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 2 - DM [Arajet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arajet) · 1 - AD [Azul Brazilian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azul-brazilian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal - WJ [JetSmart Argentina](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart-argentina) · 1 - JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.6M (2025) | #506 of 3,974 | #37 in South America | #4 in AR | | Longest runway | 2,835 m / 9,301 ft | =1,570 of 29,858 | #71 in South America | #11 in AR | | Elevation | 704 m / 2,310 ft | =7,569 of 43,403 | =1,133 in South America | #73 in AR | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =95 in AR | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ATIS | ATIS | 114.900 | | GND | GND | 121.950 | | TCA | MENDOZA CON | 124.200 | | TWR | MENDOZA APP/TWR | 119.900 | ## Nearby airports - [SAMQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/samq.md) Mendoza Airpark · 8.3 km / 5.1 mi - [SA16](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa16.md) La Puntilla Airport · 16 km / 10 mi - [AR-0249](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0249.md) Lanzillota Airport · 19 km / 12 mi - [AR-0333](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0333.md) Aeroclub San Martín · 37 km / 23 mi - [AR-0029](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0029.md) Aerotec Airport · 50 km / 31 mi - [AR-0318](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0318.md) Rivadavia Airport · 53 km / 33 mi ## Sources - [ANAC Argentina](https://datos.transporte.gob.ar/dataset/aterrizajes-y-despegues-procesados-por-la-administracion-nacional-de-aviacion-civil-anac): Argentina: ANAC, Aterrizajes y despegues (CC BY 4.0) (CC BY 4.0) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Governor_Francisco_Gabrielli_International_Airport&oldid=1371835734), revision of 28 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/same/data