Maria Reiche Neuman Airport

Maria Reiche Neuman Airport Aeropuerto María Reiche Neuman
IATA: NZC – ICAO: SPZA
Summary
Operator	CORPAC
Location	Nazca, Ica, Peru
Elevation AMSL	1,860 ft / 567 m
Coordinates	14°51′15″S 74°57′40″W / 14.85417°S 74.96111°WCoordinates: 14°51′15″S 74°57′40″W / 14.85417°S 74.96111°W
Map
NZC Location of the airport in Peru
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 7/25 1,004 3,294 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] WAD[2]

The Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (IATA: NZC, ICAO: SPZA) is a small airport serving Nazca, in the Ica Region of Peru. The airport is named after Maria Reiche, a principle researcher and proponent of the Nazca Lines.

The airport receives a small number of domestic charter flights. The main use of the airport is for tourist flights over the Nazca Lines.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aero Cóndor	Lima
Aerodiana[3]	charter flights over the Nazca lines
AirMajoro[4]	charter flights over the Nazca Lines
Aero Paracas [5]	charter flights over the Nazca Lines
Aero Nasca[6]	charter flights over the Nazca Lines
Alas Peruanas[7]	charter flights over the Nazca Lines
MovilAir[8]	charter flights over the Nazca Lines

Accidents and incidents

• On 10 June 2010, an AeroDiana Cessna 208 on a sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines went missing. Authorities suspect that it was hijacked, as a number of occupants had false identities. The pilot and co-pilot later were found alive, but there has been no sign of the aircraft and remaining passengers since. ^[9]

See also

• Transport in Peru
• List of airports in Peru

References

1. Airport information for NZC at Great Circle Mapper.
2. WorldAeroData - SPZA
3. Aerodiana
4. Air Majoro
5. Aero Paracas
6. Aero Nasca
7. Alas Peruanas
8. MovilAir
9. Aviation Safety Net - Nazca

External links

• Google Earth satellite view
• SkyVector - Nazca
• OpenStreetMap - Nasca