Airport type Public Serves Xalapa Elevation AMSL 3,127 ft / 953 m Address Veracruz, Mexico Elevation 953 m | Operator State government Location El Lencero, Veracruz 08/26 5,577 Code JAL Phone +52 228 820 0089 | |
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Taking off runway 08 at xalapa el lencero airport
El Lencero Airport (IATA: JAL, ICAO: MMJA) is an airport located at Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. It handles national air traffic for the city of Xalapa. The airport is capable to handle up to 100,000 passengers per year. The only airline at the airport Aeromar, operates a total of 26–28 weekly flights in and out the airport.
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Xalapa National Airport is located six miles east of Xalapa, on the South side of the road Xalapa – Veracruz, and Northwest of one small lagoon.
Four miles south of the airport is the hill Chavarrillo, which has 4,000 feet of elevation. The prevailing winds are from the E-SE throughout the year. Strong winds are from the North during the polar fronts season (October to May). There is often fog and low ceilings.
The only airport runway is 08–26 with 3,127 feet of elevation, paved, 1,780 meters long and 30 meters wide. To land on runway 08 have to do with a glide slope slightly steeper than normal, as the land rises to the west.
The AFIS UNICOM frequency is 123.3 MHz and is open to all operations from dawn to dusk.
In 2013 the airport began a renovation and expansion that includes the construction of a new runway.
In 2015, Xalapa received 5,332 passengers, while in 2016 were 3,708 passengers, according to data released by the Direction General of Civil Aeronautics.