Airports / Mexico / JAL
El Lencero Airport
MMJA / JALEmiliano Zapata, MexicoELEV 3,127 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
General Heriberto Jara International Airport (VER).
Overview
El Lencero Airport (MMJA / JAL) sits in Emiliano Zapata, Mexico, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 3,127 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
JAL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include General Heriberto Jara International Airport (VER, 40 nm), El Tajín National Airport (PAZ, 77 nm), and Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC, 91 nm).
Quotes for flights out of JAL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Xalapa. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from JAL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
MMJA
IATA
JAL
FAA / Local
MMJA
Elevation
3,127 ft
Coordinates
19.4751° N · 96.7970° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Mexico fields
state range 10–8,466 ft
At 3,127 ft, JAL sits higher than 66% of the 71 Mexico fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 40nmVERGeneral Heriberto Jara International AirportVeracruz
- 77nmPAZEl Tajín National AirportPoza Rica
- 91nmPBCHermanos Serdán International AirportPuebla
- 125nmMX-2118Base N°1 de la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (General Alfredo Lezama Álvarez)Zumpango
- 126nmNLUFelipe Ángeles International AirportMexico City
- 129nmMEXMexico City Benito Juárez International AirportMexico City
Location
Open the full mapMMJA · El Lencero Airport · Emiliano Zapata, Mexico