# General Heriberto Jara International Airport (VER / MMVR) **General Heriberto Jara International Airport** (IATA: VER, ICAO: MMVR) is a large airport in Veracruz, Mexico. It opened in 1942. It has one runway, 2,400 m (7,874 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste. In 2023 it handled 1.7 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmvr ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: VER / MMVR - Type: Large airport - Operator: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - Serves: Veracruz, Mexico - Opened: 1942 (Wikipedia) - Elevation: 27 m / 90 ft - Coordinates: 19.1396, -96.1886 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,400 m / 7,874 ft - Passengers: 1,665,694 (2023) - Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Mexico_City - Website: http://www.asur.com.mx/asur/ingles/aeropuertos/veracruz/veracruz.asp - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veracruz_International_Airport (15 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3274799 - Weather station: MMVR - Ident: MMVR ## Timeline - 1942: General Heriberto Jara International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 19/01 | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 191° / 011° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 867,438 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 927,458 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,010,814 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,157,522 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,249,914 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,315,867 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,367,972 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,488,569 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,475,581 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 1,103,460 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 1,333,578 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 1,665,694 | Wikidata | ## Routes 13 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (13) - [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 304 km / 189 mi · Aeroméxico, Viva - [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 304 km / 189 mi · Viva - [VSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmva.md) Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport · Mexico · 377 km / 234 mi · Aerus - [TAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtm.md) General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport · Mexico · 392 km / 244 mi · Aerus - [QRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmqt.md) Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Mexico · 449 km / 279 mi · Volaris - [MID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmd.md) Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport · Mexico · 712 km / 442 mi · Viva - [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 761 km / 473 mi · Volaris, Viva - [REX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmrx.md) General Lucio Blanco International Airport · Mexico · 792 km / 492 mi · Viva - [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 841 km / 523 mi · Viva - [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 995 km / 618 mi · Viva - [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,209 km / 751 mi · United Airlines - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,532 km / 952 mi · American Eagle - [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Mexico · 2,550 km / 1,584 mi · Volaris, Viva ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from VER, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 8 - Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 3 - ZV [Aerus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerus) · 2 - AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 1 - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1 - UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.7M (2023) | #633 of 3,974 | #152 in North America | #18 in MX | | Longest runway | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | =2,846 of 29,858 | =616 in North America | =45 in MX | | Elevation | 27 m / 90 ft | =37,291 of 43,403 | =16,907 in North America | =1,140 in MX | | Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =3 in MX | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =21 in MX | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | VERACRUZ APP | 120.400 | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.800 | | TWR | VERACRUZ TWR | 118.500 | ## Nearby airports - [MX-1615](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1615.md) Marina Heroica Naval Academy Airfield · 25 km / 15 mi - [MX-1013](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1013.md) El Ahijadero Airport · 43 km / 27 mi - [JAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmja.md) El Lencero Airport · 74 km / 46 mi - [MX-0769](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0769.md) Felipe Terrones Acosta Airport · 74 km / 46 mi - [MX-1331](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1331.md) San Jose Independencia Airstrip · 85 km / 53 mi - [MM20](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mm20.md) Ingeniero Juan Antonio Perdomo Díaz Airport · 86 km / 53 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Veracruz International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veracruz_International_Airport&oldid=1369976081), revision of 18 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [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/mmvr/data