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Capitán V. A. Almonacid Airport (SANL/IRJ) serves the city of La Rioja in La Rioja Province, Argentina, and is named for Captain Vicente Almandos Almonacid. It offers a single long, hard-surfaced runway equipped with an ILS, making it accessible to a range of aircraft types operating into this part of northwestern Argentina.
Capitán V. A. Almonacid Airport lies at La Rioja in La Rioja Province, Argentina, and carries the IATA code IRJ. It is named after Captain Vicente Almandos Almonacid and handles scheduled airline service, giving it a role as the principal air link for the city and surrounding region. For a simulator pilot, the field's long single runway and ILS approach make it a straightforward but useful destination for both airline and general aviation flying in this part of the country.
The airport sits immediately next to the city of La Rioja, in La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina, at coordinates 29.3806 S, 66.7958 W.
The airport has a single physical runway, 03/21, oriented roughly north-south. It is 9203 feet long, has a hard surface, and is lit along its full length. An ILS approach is provided for runway 21.
Traffic in the area is worked on the combined approach and tower frequency 118.45 MHz (APP/TWR). Runway 21 is served by an ILS, providing an instrument approach into the field; no other navaids are specified.
The airport takes its name from Captain Vicente Almandos Almonacid, reflecting a military or aviation figure of historical significance to Argentina, though further detail on the naming or the field's founding is not available.
Capitán V. A. Almonacid Airport is classified as a medium airport and currently supports scheduled airline service under the designator IRJ, serving as the main air gateway for La Rioja city and province.
