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LogroƱoā€“Agoncillo Airport

Aeropuerto de LogroƱo-Agoncillo
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/Operator Aena
Location LogroƱo, La Rioja, Spain
Elevation  AMSL1,156 ft / 352 m
Coordinates 42Ā°27ā€²37ā€³N 002Ā°19ā€²13ā€³W / 42.46028Ā°N 2.32028Ā°W / 42.46028; -2.32028
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers21,381
Passenger change 17-18Increase6.9%
Movements1,376
Sources: Aena [1] [2]

LogroƱoā€“Agoncillo Airport ( IATA: RJL, ICAO: LERJ) is the airport serving LogroƱo in the autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain.

History

This airport is located near Recajo village in the Agoncillo municipal term. It first opened as a military airport in 1923, when it was known as AerĆ³dromo de Recajo. It changed its name to AerĆ³dromo de Agoncillo in 1932 when it was used by the Spanish Republican Air Force. [3] In the late 1950s, the Spanish Air Force ceased most of its operations in Recajo and the aerodrome was transformed to an airport for civilian use.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at LogroƱo Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Iberia Madrid
Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca [4]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at RJL airport. See Wikidata query.

References

  1. ^ "Aeropuerto LogroƱo Agoncillo | Aena".
  2. ^ "LogroƱo Airport RJL" (PDF). AENA. 2015.
  3. ^ REVISTA DE AERONƁUTICA Y ASTRONƁUTICA NĀŗ 765 ā€“ JULIO/AGOSTO 2007 ā€“ Base logroƱesa de Recajo
  4. ^ "IBERIA NS23 DOMESTIC / SPAIN NETWORK ADDITIONS".

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