# El Lencero Airport (JAL / MMJA)

**El Lencero Airport** (IATA: JAL, ICAO: MMJA) is a medium airport in Emiliano Zapata, Veracruz, Mexico. It has one runway, 1,700 m (5,577 ft) long, asphalt. In 2017 it handled 760 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmja

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: JAL / MMJA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Emiliano Zapata, Veracruz, Mexico
- Elevation: 953 m / 3,127 ft
- Coordinates: 19.4751, -96.7970
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,700 m / 5,577 ft
- Passengers: 760 (2017)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Mexico_City
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Lencero_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3498883
- Ident: MMJA

## Timeline

- 21 Feb 2021: Q106291064. 6 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 1,700 m / 5,577 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Asphalt | 086° / 266° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | 13,326 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 12,769 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 13,930 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 10,257 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 9,132 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 11,428 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 10,813 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 7,018 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 8,510 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 5,332 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 3,775 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 760 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 760 (2017) | #3,352 of 3,974 | #891 in North America | #72 in MX |
| Longest runway | 1,700 m / 5,577 ft | =5,250 of 29,858 | =1,585 in North America | #97 in MX |
| Elevation | 953 m / 3,127 ft | =5,162 of 43,403 | =2,598 in North America | #483 in MX |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =21 in MX |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | JALAPA AFIS | 123.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [MM20](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mm20.md) Ingeniero Juan Antonio Perdomo Díaz Airport · 69 km / 43 mi
- [MX-0046](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0046.md) Santa Ana Maloapan Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [VER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmvr.md) General Heriberto Jara International Airport · 74 km / 46 mi
- [MX-1059](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1059.md) La Pajarera Airport · 77 km / 48 mi
- [MX-0070](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0070.md) Loma Roja Airport · 96 km / 59 mi
- [MX-1615](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1615.md) Marina Heroica Naval Academy Airfield · 98 km / 61 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmja/data