Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de La Rioja - Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid), is the main airport in La Rioja Province, Argentina serving the city of La Rioja. The airport is on the northeast side of the city. The airport was named after the Argentine aviation pioneer Vicente Almandos Almonacid (1882–1953). History The airport was built in 1948, and was officially inaugurated with an LADE Vickers Viking flight on October 11, 1948 (linking La Rioja with Buen…