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 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||
| Serves | La Rioja, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,449 ft / 442 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°22′50″S 66°47′45″W / 29.38056°S 66.79583°W | ||||||||||
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  IRJ Location of airport in Argentina | |||||||||||
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The airport was named after the Argentine aviation pioneer Vicente Almandos Almonacid (es) (1882–1953).[6]
History edit
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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.
A virtual airline named Alas La Rioja once operatedout of this aitport, before cancelling flights in 2023.[9]
Airlines and destinations edit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Catamarca |
Statistics edit
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) |
Change from previous year | |
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| 2005 | 45,695 |  2.37% |
1,916 |  8.19% |
211 | 16.60%
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| 2006 | 48,755 | 6.70% |
1,791 | 6.52% |
237 | 12.32%
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| 2007 | 41,155 | 15.59% |
1,416 | 20.94% |
105 | 55.70%
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| 2008 | 34,070 | 17.22% |
1,448 | 2.26% |
81 | 22.86%
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| 2009 | 41,415 | 21.56% |
1,945 | 34.32% |
96 | 18.52%
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| 2010 | 35,821 | 13.51% |
2,029 | 4.32% |
86 | 10.42%
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| Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005-2010) | ||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 - Aumento del 4.4 por ciento en el tráfico de pasajeros en 2013". Archived from the original on 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "Airport information for SANL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for Capitan Vicente Almando Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "La Rioja Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Vicente A Almonacid Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ Vicente Almandos Almonacid at EarlyAviators.com
- ^ "La Rioja NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "La Rioja VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Alas La Rioja llega a su fin". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 7 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
