Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport
Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Malargüe "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón", (IATA: LGS, ICAO: SAMM)) is an airport serving Malargüe, a city in the Mendoza Province of Argentina. The airport is in the southeastern corner of the city, and is an access to Las Leñas ski resort.
Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport Aeropuerto de Malargüe "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón" | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||
Serves | Malargüe, Argentina | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,685 ft / 1,428 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°29′36″S 69°34′27″W | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() LGS Location of airport in Argentina | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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The airport was built in 1947, and re-constructed in 1983. Since 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. It has a 1,195 square metres (12,860 sq ft) passenger terminal and parking space for 70 cars.[5]
There is distant rising terrain to the west. Runway length includes a 235 metres (771 ft) aligned taxiway[6] and a 470 m (1,540 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 14. The former Runway 09/27 is marked closed.
The Malargue VOR-DME (Ident: MLG) is located on the field.[7]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aerolíneas Argentinas | Seasonal: Buenos Aires-Aeroparque |
American Jet | Mendoza, Neuquen |
See also
Argentina portal
Aviation portal
- Transport in Argentina
- List of airports in Argentina
References
- Airport information for SAMM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Airport information for Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- "Commodoro D Ricardo Salomon Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- "Comodoro D Ricardo Salomon Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- Aeropuerto de Malargüe "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomon" Archived 31 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos. Retrieved 11 October 2008. (in Spanish)
- "Taxiway". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- "Malargue VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Malargüe
- Current weather for Malargüe, Argentina at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for LGS at Aviation Safety Network