# El Plumerillo Airport (MDZ)

> Mendoza, AR · IATA: MDZ · ICAO: SAME · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MDZ` |
| ICAO | `SAME` |
| City | Mendoza |
| Country | AR |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 704 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -32.83170, -68.79290 |

## Description

Mendoza's Governor Francisco Gabrielli Airport (El Plumerillo, IATA: MDZ, ICAO: SAME) is the main air gateway to Argentina's leading wine region and the Andes, and unlike most provincial fields it offers genuine cargo handling. Freight operations are run by Terminal de Cargas Argentina (TCA), which maintains a bonded warehouse (depósito fiscal) for imports and exports, while Swissport has provided ramp handling since 2003. Throughput is strongly seasonal, peaking around the grape harvest. Nearly all cargo travels as belly freight on domestic services to Buenos Aires, alongside high-value agricultural and wine consignments; there is no scheduled freighter operation. The airport handled about 2.6 million passengers in 2025, and a national programme covering thirteen Argentine airports foresees an enlarged passenger terminal, while the Metrotranvía light-rail extension to the airport (stage IV) had passed 55 per cent construction progress in 2025. Road links via National Route 40 and the Cristo Redentor Andean pass connect Mendoza to the Chilean port of Valparaíso, supporting combined air-road moves to overseas markets. For intercontinental full-freighter capacity, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza (EZE) remains the national hub, with Santiago de Chile (SCL) the obvious alternative across the Andes.

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