AirportsGeneral Heriberto Jara International Airport is a large airport serving Veracruz, in Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VER.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VER
- ICAO code
- MMVR
- City
- Veracruz
- State or region
- Veracruz
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 19.1396° N, 96.1886° W
- Elevation
- 27 m (90 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VER means General Heriberto Jara International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMVR. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 19.1396° N, 96.1886° W. It stands 27 metres (90 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Mexico City, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
General Heriberto Jara International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 38.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/01 | 2,400 m 7,874 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International AirportCosoleacaque | MTT | 205 km |
| El Tajín National AirportPoza Rica | PAZ | 210 km |
| Hermanos Serdán International AirportPuebla | PBC | 229 km |
| Xoxocotlán International AirportOaxaca | OAX | 245 km |
| Felipe Ángeles International AirportMexico City | NLU | 304 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,663 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,600 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,199 km | 17 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,739 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,203 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,745 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,845 km | 20 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,548 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,231 km | 16 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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