Capitán Vicente Almandos 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.

Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport

Aeropuerto de La Rioja
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
ServesLa Rioja, Argentina
Elevation AMSL1,449 ft / 442 m
Coordinates29°22′50″S 66°47′45″W
Map
IRJ
Location of airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,860 9,383 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Total Passengers63.096[1]
Source: WAD[2] GCM[3] Google Maps[4] SkyVector[5]

The airport was named after the Argentine aviation pioneer Vicente Almandos Almonacid (es) (1882–1953).[6]

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.[7][8]

Since March 16, 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.

Airline and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Catamarca

Statistics
Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2005 45,695 2.37%1,916 8.19%21116.60%
2006 48,755 6.70%1,791 6.52%23712.32%
2007 41,15515.59%1,41620.94%10555.70%
2008 34,07017.22%1,448 2.26%8122.86%
2009 41,41521.56%1,94534.32%9618.52%
2010 35,82113.51%2,029 4.32%8610.42%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Airport information for SANL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. Airport information for Capitan Vicente Almando Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. "La Rioja Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. "Vicente A Almonacid Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  6. Vicente Almandos Almonacid at EarlyAviators.com
  7. "La Rioja NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  8. "La Rioja VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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