Veracruz International Airport


General Heriberto Jara International Airport or Veracruz International Airport is an international airport located at Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Veracruz.

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 2018, the airport handled 1,488,569 passengers, and 1,475,581 in 2019.
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

Passenger

Busiest routes

Accidents and incidents

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