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 principal researcher and proponent of the Nazca Lines.

Maria Reiche Neuman Airport Nazca Airport
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
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 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

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

External links

• Google Earth satellite view
• SkyVector - Nazca
• OpenStreetMap - Nasca
• Accident history for Maria Reiche Neuman Airport at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

[de] Flughafen Nazca

[es] Aeropuerto María Reiche Neuman