MMPA
El Tajín National Airport
MVFR
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Name
El Tajín National Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
MMPA / PAZ / MMPA
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:29 pm (CST)
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Municipality
Poza Rica
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Coordinates
20° 36′ 9″ N 97° 27′ 38″ E
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Elevation
497 ft (151 m MSL)
About El Tajín National Airport
Poza Rica Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Poza Rica); officially Aeropuerto Nacional El Tajín (El Tajín National Airport) (IATA: PAZ, ICAO: MMPA) is an airport located in Tihuatlán, Veracruz, Mexico. It serves domestic flights for Poza Rica and Tuxpan in Veracruz, while also supporting various executive and general aviation activities. Operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, a federal government-owned corporation, the airport takes its name from El Tajín, a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Northern Veracruz. In 2021, the airport handled 2,645 passengers, and in 2022 it handled 2,666 passengers.