# Capitan V A Almonacid Airport (IRJ / SANL)

**Capitan V A Almonacid Airport** (IATA: IRJ, ICAO: SANL) is a medium airport in La Rioja, La Rioja Province, Argentina. It has one runway, 2,860 m (9,383 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina. In 2025 it handled 74 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sanl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IRJ / SANL
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aeropuertos Argentina
- Serves: La Rioja, La Rioja Province, Argentina
- Elevation: 438 m / 1,437 ft
- Coordinates: -29.3816, -66.7958
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,860 m / 9,383 ft
- Passengers: 73,719 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Argentina/La_Rioja
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capit%C3%A1n_Vicente_Almandos_Almonacid_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2160738
- Weather station: SANL · WMO 87217
- Ident: SANL

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3/21 | 2,860 m / 9,383 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 028° / 208° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 35,622 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 43,581 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 45,465 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 48,674 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 54,186 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 72,852 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 66,185 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 60,294 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2022 | 55,144 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2023 | 81,392 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2024 | 73,872 | ANAC Argentina |
| 2025 | 73,719 | ANAC Argentina |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [CTC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sanc.md) Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport · Argentina · 134 km / 83 mi · Aerolíneas Argentinas
- [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 977 km / 607 mi · Aerolíneas Argentinas

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from IRJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- AR [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolineas-argentinas) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 74K (2025) | #1,925 of 3,974 | #180 in South America | #31 in AR |
| Longest runway | 2,860 m / 9,383 ft | =1,542 of 29,858 | =67 in South America | #9 in AR |
| Elevation | 438 m / 1,437 ft | =12,557 of 43,403 | =2,702 in South America | #138 in AR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =95 in AR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP/TWR | 118.450 |

## Nearby airports

- [SANO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sano.md) Chilecito Airport · 65 km / 40 mi
- [AR-0622](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0622.md) Anillaco Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [SACT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0744.md) Chamical Airport · 118 km / 73 mi
- [CTC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sanc.md) Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport · 134 km / 83 mi
- [AR-0771](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ar-0771.md) Villa Union Airstrip · 141 km / 88 mi

## Sources

- [ANAC Argentina](https://datos.transporte.gob.ar/dataset/aterrizajes-y-despegues-procesados-por-la-administracion-nacional-de-aviacion-civil-anac): Argentina: ANAC, Aterrizajes y despegues (CC BY 4.0) (CC BY 4.0)
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capitán_Vicente_Almandos_Almonacid_Airport&oldid=1363025148), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sanl/data