Maria Reiche Neuman Airport

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″S74°57′40″W / 14.85417°S 74.96111°W / -14.85417; -74.96111
Map
NZC Location of the airport in Peru
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 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 principal 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. Aerodiana, ^[3] AirMajoro, ^[4] Aero Paracas, ^[5] Aero Nasca, ^[6] Alas Peruanas, ^[7] and MovilAir ^[8] operate 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 suspected hijack, as a number of passengers had false identities. The pilot and co-pilot later were found alive, but there has been no sign of the aircraft and the remaining passengers since. ^[9]

See also

• Transport in Peru
• List of airports in Peru

References

1. Airport information for Maria Reiche Neuman Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
2. WorldAeroData - SPZA ^[usurped]
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
• Accident history for Maria Reiche Neuman Airport at Aviation Safety Network