Airports / Peru / RIJ
Juan Simons Vela Airport
SPJA / RIJRioja, PeruELEV 2,707 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
42 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chachapoyas Airport (CHH).
Overview
Juan Simons Vela Airport (SPJA / RIJ) is a mid-sized airport serving Rioja, Peru. Field elevation is 2,707 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list RIJ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Chachapoyas Airport (CHH, 42 nm), Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP, 54 nm), and Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS, 63 nm).
Trip costs from RIJ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from RIJ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SPJA
IATA
RIJ
FAA / Local
SPJA
Elevation
2,707 ft
Coordinates
6.0679° S · 77.1600° 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
No
Elevation vs Peru fields
state range 39–12,552 ft
At 2,707 ft, RIJ sits higher than 68% of the 31 Peru fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 42nmCHHChachapoyas AirportChachapoyas
- 54nmTPPCadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes AirportTarapoto
- 63nmYMSMoises Benzaquen Rengifo AirportYurimaguas
- 71nmJJIJuanjui AirportJuanjuí
- 101nmJAEShumba AirportJaén
- 102nmCJAMayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias AirportCajamarca
Location
Open the full mapSPJA · Juan Simons Vela Airport · Rioja, Peru