Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport

Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport Aeropuerto de Malargüe "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón"
IATA: LGS – ICAO: SAMM LGS Location of airport in Argentina
Summary
Airport type		Public / Military
Operator		Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
Serves		Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina
Location		Ruta N40, Km 2950, Malargüe (M5613)
Elevation AMSL		4,675 ft / 1,426 m
Coordinates		35°29′36″S 069°34′27″W / 35.49333°S 69.57417°W / -35.49333; -69.57417
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
09/27	1,450	4,754	Asphalt
14/32	2,778	9,108	Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Total Passengers			9,885
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Malargüe "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón")^[3][4] (IATA: LGS, ICAO: SAMM) is an airport in Mendoza Province, Argentina serving the city of Malargüe.

In 2007, 9,885 passengers used Malargüe International Airport. It has a 1,195 m² passenger terminal, 110,600 m² of runways, and a parking place for 70 cars.

History

The airport was built in 1947, and re-constructed in 1983.

Since 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Winter Seasonal: Buenos Aires-Aeroparque

References

1. ^ Airport information for SAMM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
2. ^ Airport information for LGS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
3. ^ (Spanish) MALARGÜE / Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón. AIP Argentina. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
4. ^ (Spanish) Aeropuerto de Malargüe "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomon". Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos. Retrieved 2008-10-11.

External links

• (Spanish) Aeropuertos Argentina 2000
• Current weather for SAMM at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for LGS at Aviation Safety Network