Veracruz International Airport

General Heriberto Jara International Airport or Veracruz International Airport (IATA: VER, ICAO: MMVR) is an international airport located in Veracruz, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic.

Veracruz International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Veracruz
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ServesVeracruz, Veracruz
Elevation AMSL27 m / 90 ft
Coordinates19°08′45″N 96°11′14″W
Map
VER is located in Mexico
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Location of airport in Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 (closed) 1,523 4,997 Asphalt
01/19 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers1,333,578
Ranking in Mexico16th Steady
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste[1]

Expansion and renovation works

The airport has been recently renovated and expanded in order to meet the growing demand. Some improvements have been added, such as the construction of new hallways inside the terminal to accommodate a larger number of passengers, so that the airport can handle the operations of larger aircraft, such as the Boeing 757.

The terminal exterior and interior have also been renovated, with a completely new architectural style.

General Information

In 2021, the airport handled 1,103,460 passengers, and 1,333,578 in 2022 according to Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste.[1]

The airport is located at the outskirts of the city of Veracruz, in a place known as "Las Bajadas".

The airport is named after General Heriberto Jara Corona, once Governor of Veracruz, from 1924 to 1927.

Facilities
New Concourse A at the airport.
Gate A1 at the airport.
New check-in counters at the Airport.
New check-in counters.
Concourse B at the airport.
  • Number of gates: 11
  • Contact positions: 11
  • Number of jetways: 3
  • Number of baggage claiming carousels: 6 (4 domestic, 2 international)
  • Customs (Arrivals area)
  • Taxi & car rentals (Arrivals area)
  • Duty Free
  • Caral VIP Lounge
  • Parking area

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
AeroméxicoMexico City
Aeroméxico ConnectMexico City, Mexico City–AIFA
TARCiudad del Carmen, Monterrey, Tampico
United ExpressHouston–Intercontinental
VivaAerobúsCancún, Guadalajara, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Reynosa
VolarisGuadalajara, Tijuana

Destinations map
Destinations map
Domestic destinations from Veracruz International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Green = Seasonal destination
Italic = Suspended destination
International destinations from Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (United States)
Red = Year-round destination

Statistics

Passengers
Veracruz Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes
Busiest routes at Veracruz International Airport (2022)[2]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 227,850 Steady Aeromar, Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobús
2  Nuevo León, Monterrey 117,576 Increase 1 TAR, VivaAerobús
3  Quintana Roo, Cancún 115,256 Decrease 1 VivaAerobús
4  Jalisco, Guadalajara 91,324 Steady VivaAerobús, Volaris
5  Yucatán, Mérida 36,476 Steady VivaAerobús
6  Tamaulipas, Reynosa 26,121 Steady VivaAerobús
7  United States, Houston 22,401 New entry United Express
8  Baja California, Tijuana 20,822 Decrease 1 Volaris
9  State of Mexico, Mexico City/AIFA 5,002 New entry Aeroméxico Connect
10  Campeche, Ciudad del Carmen 2,868 Decrease 2 TAR

Accidents and incidents

On 2 April 1981, Douglas C-47A N258M of Sky Train Air was written off in an accident while taxiing.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Passenger's Traffic" (in Spanish). ASUR. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. "N258M Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.


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