Veracruz International Airport

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

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
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 (2020)
Total passengers721,159
Ranking in Mexico15th 2
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 2019, the airport handled 1,475,581 passengers, and 721,159 in 2020.[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
AeromarMexico City
AeroméxicoSeasonal: Mexico City
Aeroméxico ConnectMexico City
Interjet Mexico City (suspended)[2]
TARCiudad del Carmen, Monterrey, Tampico
United ExpressHouston–Intercontinental
VivaAerobusCancún, Guadalajara, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Reynosa
VolarisGuadalajara, Tijuana

Busiest routes
Busiest domestic routes at Veracruz International Airport (2020)[3]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 121,755 Aeromar, Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Quintana Roo, Cancún 68,555 1 VivaAerobús
3  Nuevo León, Monterrey 66,426 1 TAR, VivaAerobús
4  Jalisco, Guadalajara 47,959 VivaAerobús, Volaris
5  Yucatán, Mérida 17,126 TAR, VivaAerobús
6  Baja California, Tijuana 12,905 1 Volaris
7  Tamaulipas, Reynosa 11,837 1 VivaAerobús
8  Campeche, Ciudad del Carmen 4,263 1 TAR
9  Tamaulipas, Tampico 1,625 1 TAR
10  Querétaro, Querétaro 622 TAR

Accidents and incidents

On 2 April 1981, Douglas C-47A N258M of Sky Train Air was written off in an accident while taxiing.[4]

See also

References
  1. "ASUR Passenger Traffic". ASUR. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. "Interjet limits its operation to 6 destinations". EnElAire (in Spanish). May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. "N258M Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.


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