Veracruz International Airport
| General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional General Heriberto Jara | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: VER – ICAO: MMVR | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Veracruz, Veracruz | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 27 m / 90 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°08′45″N 96°11′14″W / 19.14583°N 96.18722°W | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | |||||||||||||||
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.
In 2014, the airport handled 1,157,522 passengers, and 1,249,914 in 2015.[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.
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
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- 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
- VIP Lounge
- Parking area
Airlines and destinations
Busiest routes
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City |
293,241 |  |
Aeromar, Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet |
| 2 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey |
91,603 | |
Aeroméxico Connect, Aeroméxico Express, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 3 |  Quintana Roo, Cancún |
83,103 | |
MAYAir, TAR, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 4 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara |
56,242 | |
Aeromar, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 5 |  Tamaulipas, Reynosa |
30,872 | |
VivaAerobus |
| 6 |  Tabasco, Villahermosa |
15,244 |  1 |
Aeroméxico Express, MAYAir |
| 7 | Tamaulipas, Tampico |
12,940 |  1 |
Aeroméxico Express |
| 8 |  Baja California, Tijuana |
11,104 | |
Volaris |
| 9 |  Campeche, Ciudad del Carmen |
4,758 | Aeromar, TAR | |
| 10 |  Guanajuato, León |
253 | 3 |
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
- ↑ "ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for December 2015 Up 8.5% Year over Year".
- ↑ "Air Operational Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ↑ "N258M Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
External links
- Veracruz Intl. Airport
- Airport information for MMVR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.