Veracruz International Airport

Veracruz International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Veracruz
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
Owner/OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ServesVeracruz, Mexico
Opened1942
Time zoneCST (UTC-06:00)
Elevation AMSL27 m / 89 ft
Coordinates19°08′45″N 96°11′14″W / 19.14583°N 96.18722°W / 19.14583; -96.18722
Websitewww.asur.com.mx/Contenido/Veracruz/shopping
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VER is located in Veracruz
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Location of the airport in Veracruz
VER is located in Mexico
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VER (Mexico)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
09/27 (closed) 1,523 5,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers1,712,821
Ranking in Mexico18th Steady
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste[1]

Veracruz International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Veracruz Heriberto Jara); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Heriberto Jara (General Heriberto Jara International Airport) (IATA: VER, ICAO: MMVR) is an international airport located in Veracruz, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the Metropolitan Area of Veracruz and a significant portion of the State of Veracruz, including the metropolitan areas of Córdoba, Orizaba, and Xalapa. The airport is named in honor of General Heriberto Jara, a Constituent Deputy and former Governor of Veracruz. It is operated by the Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR).

The airport provides flight services to numerous cities within Mexico and to the United States. Additionally, it accommodates military facilities for the Mexican Navy and supports various tourism, flight training, and general aviation activities. According to ASUR's data, in 2023, it served 1,665,694 passengers, and in 2024, this number increased to 1,712,821 passengers.[1] It ranked as the fourth-busiest airport in southern Mexico and the 18th-busiest in the country.[2]

  1. ^ a b "ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for December 2024" (PDF). ASUR. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. Retrieved 27 January 2025.

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