AirportsCapitan V A Almonacid Airport is a medium-sized airport serving La Rioja, in La Rioja Province, Argentina. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IRJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IRJ
- ICAO code
- SANL
- City
- La Rioja
- State or region
- La Rioja Province
- Country
- Argentina
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 29.3816° S, 66.7958° W
- Elevation
- 438 m (1,437 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,860 m (9,383 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IRJ means Capitan V A Almonacid Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SANL. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.3816° S, 66.7958° W. It stands 438 metres (1,437 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Argentina/La Rioja, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Capitan V A Almonacid Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,860 metres (9,383 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 45 airports of Argentina on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/21 | 2,860 m 9,383 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coronel Felipe Varela International AirportCatamarca | CTC | 134 km |
| Termas de Río Hondo international AirportTermas de Río Hondo | RHD | 277 km |
| Domingo Faustino Sarmiento AirportSan Juan | UAQ | 289 km |
| Vicecomodoro Angel D. La Paz Aragonés AirportSantiago del Estero | SDE | 302 km |
| Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International AirportSan Miguel de Tucumán | TUC | 328 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,515 km | 20 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,791 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,340 km | 17 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,070 km | 13 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,819 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,887 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,749 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,437 km | 21 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,921 km | 14 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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