Capitan V A Almonacid Airport
Capitan V A Almonacid Airport
Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de La Rioja - Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid) (IATA: IRJ, ICAO: SANL) is the main airport in La Rioja Province, Argentina serving the city of La Rioja. The airport is on the northeast side of the city. The airport was named after the Argentine aviation pioneer Vicente Almandos Almonacid (es) (1882–1953).
Location
29.382°S, 66.796°O · 438 m s. n. m. (1.437 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 1
Approach
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
The airport was built in 1948, and was officially inaugurated with an LADE Vickers Viking flight on October 11, 1948 (linking La Rioja with Buenos Aires vía Río Cuarto, San Luis, Santa Rosa, and Córdoba). The first terminal was constructed in 1951. In 1952, Aerolíneas Argentinas started flying to La Rioja. In 1969, the old north-south grass runway was replaced by the current asphalt Runway 03/21. In 1978, a new 940 m2 (10,100 sq ft) passenger terminal and 70 car parking lot were added. In 1990, the terminal was air conditioned. The La Rioja VOR and non-directional beacon (idents: LAR) are located on the field. Since March 16, 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. A virtual airline named Alas La Rioja once operatedout of this airport, before cancelling flights in 2023.
Airlines operating here · 1
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Capitan V A Almonacid Airport (IRJ). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/IRJ
MLA
“Capitan V A Almonacid Airport (IRJ).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/IRJ. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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Harvard
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BibTeX
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author = {{Vuelopedia}},
title = {{Capitan V A Almonacid Airport (IRJ)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
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howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/IRJ}},
urldate = {2026-10-24},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}Wikipedia
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