Maria Reiche Neuman Airport
Airport in Ica, Peru
NZC
Location of the airport in Peru
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 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.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
---|---|
Aero Cóndor | Lima |
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
External links
- Google Earth satellite view
- SkyVector - Nazca
- OpenStreetMap - Nasca
- Accident history for Maria Reiche Neuman Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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