Veracruz International Airport
Veracruz International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Veracruz | |||||||||||||||
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| 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″N 96°11′14″W / 19.14583°N 96.18722°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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VER Location of the airport in Veracruz VER VER (Mexico) | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | |||||||||||||||
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 2024, it served 1,712,821 passengers, and in 2025, this number increased to 1,872,697 passengers. It ranked as the third-busiest airport in southern Mexico and the 17th-busiest in the country.