Veracruz International Airport

Veracruz International Airport

*Aeropuerto Internacional de Veracruz*
Veracruz International Airport; Aeropuerto Internacional de Veracruz
	IATA: VER; ICAO: MMVR;
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Owner/Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
Serves	Veracruz, Mexico
Opened	1942
Time zone	CST (UTC-06:00)
Elevation AMSL	27 m / 89 ft
Coordinates	19°08′45″N96°11′14″W / 19.14583°N 96.18722°W
Website	www.asur.com.mx/Contenido/Veracruz/shopping
Map
	VER Location of the airport in Veracruz VER VER (Mexico)
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers
Total passengers	1,665,694
Ranking in Mexico	18th 2
	Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste

Last updated November 09, 2024

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 2022, it served 1,333,578 passengers, and in 2023, this number increased to 1,665,694 passengers. It ranked as the fifth-busiest airport in southern Mexico and the 18th-busiest in the country.^[1]

History

Aerial view of VER MMVR33.jpg — Aerial view of VER

Veracruz Airport was constructed in 1942 in an area known as "Las Bajadas." The construction was carried out by Compañía Mexicana de Aviación. However, the financial resources for this project were provided by the United States government through Pan American Airlines, with funding authorized by special allocations from the U.S. Congress. During World War II, the Naval Aviation School was established in 1943 at Las Bajadas, using aircraft that had previously belonged to the Mexican Air Force. Subsequent improvements were made in 1956, which included the construction of fuel storage facilities at the airport.^[2]

In 1964, on the brink of bankruptcy, Mexicana de Aviación sold the airport to the Mexican government. Between 1965 and 1970, the airport was completely reconstructed on the site of the previous one. Adjacent lands were acquired to meet the requirements of a new airport project, which included runways, taxiways, commercial and general aviation platforms, a control tower, a passenger terminal, parking lots, an access road, a machinery room, and a fuel station. Additionally, air conditioning equipment, high-intensity lights, and visual aids were installed. For the pavement of both runways, a mixed-type experiment was conducted, using hydraulic concrete in the longitudinal center section and flexible pavement in the immediate lateral areas. In 1974 the Naval Air Station of Veracruz was established, taking over the old airport facilities.^[3]

During the 1990s, the airport became a part of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, which marked the first instance of a concession to private initiative within this group. This consortium includes airports in Cancún, Cozumel, Huatulco, Mérida, Minatitlán, Oaxaca, Tapachula, Villahermosa, and Veracruz. In 1999 the Mexican Navy started a program to build kit planes and light helicopters at the Naval Air Base. Between 2014 and 2016 the passenger terminal underwent a complete modernization and expansion. Gates in Concourse A were equipped with jetbridges and Concourse B was built to accommodate more passengers.^[4]

Facilities

The airport is located on the outskirts of the city of Veracruz. It has an elevation of 14 metres (46 ft) above sea level and features a single runway designated as 01/19, measuring 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) in length with an asphalt surface. A former runway, designated as Runway 09/27, is no longer in operation. The commercial aviation apron provides nine stands mainly designed for narrow-body aircraft. The general aviation apron offers parking for fixed-wing aircraft and heliports for private aviation. The airport has the capacity to handle up to 20 operations per hour.^[5]

The passenger terminal is a two-story building. The ground floor houses the main entrance, a check-in area, and the arrivals section, which includes customs and immigration facilities along with four baggage claim carousels. Additionally, it offers car rental services, taxi stands, snack bars, and souvenir shops. The upper floor of the terminal contains the security checkpoint and departure area equipped with a food court, a duty-free shop, a VIP lounge, and Concourse A, featuring four gates equipped with jet bridges. This concourse is primarily utilized by Aeromexico, Viva Aerobus, and United Airlines. Concourse B (Gates B1-8) is situated on the ground floor's northern end of the terminal and is primarily used by Aerus, TAR, Viva Aerobus, and Volaris.

Adjacent to the terminal, other facilities include civil aviation hangars, cargo and logistics and courier companies, and designated spaces for general aviation. The terminal does not have public transportation service to the city of Veracruz; however, it does offer ADO bus services to nearby cities like Xalapa. The parking facility provides both short-term and long-term parking spaces.

Veracruz Airport hosts the following facilities:

Number of gates: 11
Contact positions: 11
Number of jetways: 4
Number of baggage-claiming carousels: 6 (4 domestic, 2 international)
Customs (Arrivals area)
Taxi & car rentals (Arrivals area)
Duty-Free
Caral VIP Lounge^[6]
Parking area

Concourse A gates

Veracruz Airport also accommodates the Las Bajadas Naval Air Base , also known as the Naval Air Base of Veracruz (Spanish: Base Aeronaval de Veracruz) (BASANVER). It is the largest and oldest Naval Air Base in Mexico. This base includes hangars, aircraft stands, and military facilities owned by the Mexican Navy.^[7] It controls operations on the Gulf Coast of Mexico. These facilities are also home to a Flight Crew Training Center.^[8]

Las Bajadas Air Base hosts the following units:

1st Maritime Patrol Naval Air Squad – operating CASA C-212PM
1st Early Warning and Reconnaissance Naval Air Squad – operating E-2C Hawkeye 2000
Naval Aviation School – operating MD 500, Robinson R22, Schweizer 300, Zlín Z 42

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroméxico	Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect	Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA
Aerus	Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos,^[9] Villahermosa
American Eagle	Dallas/Fort Worth
United Airlines	Houston–Intercontinental
Viva	Cancún, Guadalajara, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Reynosa, Tijuana (begins May 22, 2025)^[10]
Volaris	Guadalajara, Tijuana

Concourse B gates MMVR7.JPG — Concourse B gates

Passenger terminal airside MMVR31.jpg — Passenger terminal airside

Destinations map

Veracruz

Mexico City

Mexico City/AIFA

Guadalajara

Tijuana

Monterrey

Cancún

Reynosa

Mérida

Villahermosa

Minatitlán

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Domestic destinations from Veracruz International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination

Houston–Intercontinental

Dallas/Fort Worth

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International destinations from Veracruz International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination

Statistics

Passengers

Veracruz Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

**Busiest routes from Veracruz International Airport (2023)**^[11]
Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Mexico City, Mexico City	278,278		Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Viva Aerobus
2	Nuevo León, Monterrey	136,969		TAR, Viva Aerobus
3	Jalisco, Guadalajara	126,803	1	Viva Aerobus, Volaris
4	Quintana Roo, Cancún	126,803	1	Viva Aerobus
5	Yucatán, Mérida	54,577		Viva Aerobus
6	Baja California, Tijuana	35,716	2	Volaris
7	Tamaulipas, Reynosa	27,609	1	Viva Aerobus
8	United States, Houston-Intercontinental	25,782	1	United Airlines
9	State of Mexico, Mexico City/AIFA	18,656		Aeroméxico Connect
10	Guanajuato, León/El Bajío	3,805		Volaris

Accidents and incidents

On 2 April 1981, Douglas C-47A N258M of Sky Train Air was written off in an accident while taxiing.^[12]

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References

1 2 "Passenger's Traffic" (in Spanish). ASUR. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
↑ "AEROPUERTOS. Historia de la construcción, operación y administración aeroportuaria en México" (PDF) (in Spanish).
↑ "Aeropuertos" (PDF) (in Spanish).
↑ "Company history".
↑ "OUR AIRPORTS".
↑ "Caral VIP Lounge".
↑ "La Historia de la Aeronáutica Naval en el Museo Naval México / Veracruz" (in Spanish).
↑ "INAUGURACIÓN DEL CENTRO CAPACITACIÓN Y ENTRENAMIENTO PARA TRIPULACIONES DE VUELO DE LOS HELICÓPTEROS MI-17" (in Spanish).
↑ "With these flights, Aerus will begin operations from Minatitlán Airport". Diario del Istmo (in Spanish). October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
↑ "Viva Aerobus launches 4 new routes from Tijuana". EnElAire (in Spanish). August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
↑ "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
↑ "N258M Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.

External links

Media related to General Heriberto Jara International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR)
Veracruz Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMVR at SkyVector
Current weather for MMVR at NOAA / NWS
Accident history for VER at Aviation Safety Network
Tourism in Veracruz

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[asur-1] 1 2 "Passenger's Traffic" (in Spanish). ASUR. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

[2] "AEROPUERTOS. Historia de la construcción, operación y administración aeroportuaria en México" (PDF) (in Spanish).

[3] "Aeropuertos" (PDF) (in Spanish).

[4] "Company history".

[5] "OUR AIRPORTS".

[6] "Caral VIP Lounge".

[7] "La Historia de la Aeronáutica Naval en el Museo Naval México / Veracruz" (in Spanish).

[8] "INAUGURACIÓN DEL CENTRO CAPACITACIÓN Y ENTRENAMIENTO PARA TRIPULACIONES DE VUELO DE LOS HELICÓPTEROS MI-17" (in Spanish).

[9] "With these flights, Aerus will begin operations from Minatitlán Airport". Diario del Istmo (in Spanish). October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[VIVTIJ-10] "Viva Aerobus launches 4 new routes from Tijuana". EnElAire (in Spanish). August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

[sase2023-11] "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[ASN020481-12] "N258M Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.

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