Airports / Argentina / IRJ
Capitan V A Almonacid Airport
SANL / IRJLa Rioja, ArgentinaELEV 1,437 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
63 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chamical Airport (AR-0744).
Overview
Capitan V A Almonacid Airport (SANL / IRJ) is a mid-sized airport serving La Rioja, Argentina. The field lies at an elevation of 1,437 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
IRJ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Chamical Airport (AR-0744, 63 nm), Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC, 72 nm), and Termas de Río Hondo international Airport (RHD, 150 nm).
Quotes for flights out of IRJ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from IRJ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SANL
IATA
IRJ
FAA / Local
LAR
Elevation
1,437 ft
Coordinates
29.3816° S · 66.7958° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Argentina fields
state range 9–4,685 ft
At 1,437 ft, IRJ sits higher than 71% of the 72 Argentina fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 63nmAR-0744Chamical AirportGobernador Gordillo
- 72nmCTCCoronel Felipe Varela International AirportCatamarca
- 150nmRHDTermas de Río Hondo international AirportTermas de Río Hondo
- 156nmUAQDomingo Faustino Sarmiento AirportSan Juan
- 163nmSDEVicecomodoro Angel D. La Paz Aragonés AirportSantiago del Estero
- 176nmVDRVilla Dolores AirportVilla Dolores
Location
Open the full mapSANL · Capitan V A Almonacid Airport · La Rioja, Argentina