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
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 (2021)
Total passengers1,103,460
Ranking in Mexico16th
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 2020, the airport handled 721,159 passengers, and 1,103,460 in 2021.[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
AeroméxicoSeasonal: Mexico City
Aeroméxico ConnectMexico City
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 source Wikidata query.

Busiest routes
Busiest domestic routes at Veracruz International Airport (2020)[2]
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.[3]

See also

References
  1. "ASUR announces the total traffic for December 2021" (PDF) (in Spanish). ASUR. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. "N258M Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.


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