El Tajín National Airport
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El Tajín International Airport is an international airport
located in Tihuatlán, Veracruz
, Mexico
, near Poza Rica
. The airport is named after the archeological site of El Tajín
. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Poza Rica. Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
, a federal government-owned corporation, operates the airport.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in Tihuatlán, Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, near Poza Rica
Poza Rica
Poza Rica is a city and its surrounding municipalityin the Mexican state of Veracruz. Its name means "rich pool", because it was a place known for its abundance of fish. In this century oil was discovered in the area. It has since been almost completely extracted...
. The airport is named after the archeological site of El Tajín
El Tajín
El Tajín is a pre-Columbian archeological site and was the site of one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica. The city flourished from 600 to 1200 C.E. and during this time numerous temples, palaces, Mesoamerican ballcourts and pyramids were built...
. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Poza Rica. Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares is a federal government-owned corporation with its own equity capital and legal identity. It has its headquarters in Mexico City International Airport in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It was created by the Mexican Federal Government in June 1965 to oversee...
, a federal government-owned corporation, operates the airport.