La Rioja Airport

La Rioja Airport

La Rioja - Almandos Capitán Vicente Almonacid Airport is one of the major national airports of the South American Republic of Argentina. It is directly on the northeastern outskirts of the capital of the same name in the province in northwest Argentina.
  • URL: La Rioja (IRJ)
  • Time zone: GMT -3
  • Service telephone: +54 3822 46-1919
  • Address: Aeropuerto de La Rioja - Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid, Acceso Ruta Provincial N°5, 5300 La Rioja, República Argentina
  • Operating company: Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
  • Parking: Free parking for 70 vehicles.
  • Nearby cities: La Rioja (8 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is on the Ruta Provincial N°5, accessible via the Ruta Nacional N°38, about 9 km or 4 miles north east of La Rioja city centre.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.90%), Tuesday (17.06%), Wednesday (14.90%), Thursday (21.57%), Friday (14.31%), Saturday (0.00%), Sunday (17.25%)
  • Alternative spelling: Ла Ріоха - Аргентина, Capitan Vicente Almando, Λα Ριόχα - Αργεντινή, ラリオハ - アルゼンチン

Location
First opened in 1948, the airport is approximately 9 km or 5 miles northeast of the city, and is located on the Ruta Nacional N ° 38, or the Ruta Provincial N ° 5. Between the airport and city centre of La Rioja there is currently no shuttle service, but there are plenty of taxis at the airport .