# El Lencero Airport (JAL)

> Emiliano Zapata, MX · IATA: JAL · ICAO: MMJA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `JAL` |
| ICAO | `MMJA` |
| City | Emiliano Zapata |
| Country | MX |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 953 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 19.47511, -96.79701 |

## Description

El Lencero (JAL) counted only a few hundred passengers in 2017, the year Aeromar dropped its Mexico City link and left the airport without scheduled service. Sitting near Emiliano Zapata, it nominally serves Xalapa, the capital of Veracruz state, but now mainly handles general, government and official aviation. The field has no cargo operation of note: regional air freight moves through Veracruz (VER) airport, while the seaport of Veracruz handles the state's import and export volumes. Forwarders treat JAL as a road feeder rather than a freight airport in its own right.

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